{"id":7096,"date":"2021-12-08T14:15:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/black-farmers-begged-to-support-meatco"},"modified":"2021-12-08T14:15:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:15:44","slug":"black-farmers-begged-to-support-meatco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/black-farmers-begged-to-support-meatco","title":{"rendered":"Black farmers begged to support Meatco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>One of Namibia\u2019s prominent farmers Albert Tjihero has urged communal and commercial farmers to throw their weight behind the Meat Corporation of Namibia.<\/p>\n

Tjihero said new corporations are being formed to counter Meatco and black farmers should be careful not to be fooled by these \u201cnewcomers\u201d, as they do not have the interest of the black farmers at heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeatco has the interest of black farmers at heart. Let us fully support them. Let\u2019s also fully support the Witvlei abattoir. These are institutions that have our interest at heart,\u201d he implored fellow black farmers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Meatco closes its doors, it is we, the black farmers, who are going to suffer.\u201d He also called upon government to fully support Meatco for government to empower black farmers in the process. Tjihero further called on government to help fight tribalism, which he said is prevalent in the farming sector \u2013 and if it is not addressed, it will have a detrimental effect on the sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is tribalism in the sector: whites on one side and blacks on the other side. This needs to be addressed; you should work as one for the development of the sector,\u201d Tjihero said.<\/p>\n

Agribank loans<\/b><\/p>\n

Furthermore, Tjihero also called for the extension of the Agribank loans payment period from the current 25 years to 50 years. \u201cThe 25-year payment period is not working; black farmers are losing their farms \u2013 the farms are going back in the colonial hands, defeating the purpose of blacks owning land. So, I am urging government to consider increasing the payment period to 50 years. This is doable; Botswana is doing it,\u201d said Tjihero yesterday.<\/p>\n

He said if these things are not addressed, he does not see a future for any young black person who wants to make a living out of farming in this country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire system \u2013 from acquiring a loan from Agribank or elsewhere to procurement, marketing and auctions \u2013 has been designed to leave the communal farmer out in the cold. It is just impossible to buy a farm and pay off the debt under the terms of an Agribank loan,\u201d said the well-respected Okorusengo Brahman stud breeder.<\/p>\n

Tjihero said, with the current price structure of farms, it is impossible for an aspiring black farmer to acquire a deposit of some N$3 million, take out a massive loan to pay off the outstanding amount, and still have money to buy at least 300 animals as a startup to livestock farming.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf such aspiring black farmers do not own a lucrative business or have a very wealthy family, he or she is doomed. And if they can make the start-up, they will live in debt till the day they die,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. One of Namibia\u2019s prominent farmers Albert Tjihero has urged communal and commercial farmers to throw their weight behind the Meat Corporation of Namibia. 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