Livelihoods after land reform: The impacts of land reform on livelihoods in Namibia: Section B
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2010
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Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
Abstract
The first AALS farmers in Hardap obtained their land in 1992, and the most recent in 2003.
In Omaheke, the first AALS farmer obtained his farm in 1992 and the most recent, a woman,
in 2000. Thus in both regions the oldest AALS beneficiaries have been farming as such for
17 years.
All 10 AALS farming households interviewed in Hardap Region were male-headed. Eight
of the household heads were married with a civil marriage certificate, one was widowed
and one was single. One farm was registered in a wife’s name while her husband waited for
his AALS loan to be approved. All the others farms were registered in the names of the
household heads. The AALS farm sizes ranged from 3 500 ha to 20 000 ha.
In Omaheke, three male and two female household heads made up the AALS interview
sample.
The average age of the Hardap household heads was 52 years, with a median of 50. Twenty
per cent were over 60 years of age. The average age of the Omaheke household heads was
also 52, the youngest being 48 and the oldest 57.
In Hardap, five farmers stated that they had received tertiary education, while the lowest
standard of formal education attained was Standard 5 (Grade 7 under the new system). The
other four attained standards ranging from Standard 6 to 8 (Grades 8-10). In Omaheke,
two interviewees stated that they had completed their tertiary education while the other
three had completed Standard 10 (Grade 12).
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Livelihoods, Land reform, Namibia, Agricultural land, Commercial farms
Citation
Werner, W. et al. (2010). Livelihoods after land reform: The impacts of land reform on livelihoods in Namibia: Section B. Report. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape