Roughly 70% of Namibians rely directly or indirectly on agriculture to survive and the current prevailing drought is crippling more than just the farmers. The economy as a whole, but particularly that of the rural areas, is in serious trouble. This is the view of agricultural economist Andre Mouton.
“The smaller towns that need the financial support from farmers to continue to provide work and services, will suffer the most and farmers, who are critical for food production, will take many years to bounce back from this crisis,” he said.
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