By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
The government is looking at prohibiting the ownership of agricultural land by foreigners.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has given notice of tabling the particular motion that will include the probation.
The notice was given yesterday.
Land statistics from the Namibia Statistics Agency show that a total of 250 farms and farm portions, covering 1.2 million hectares, are owned by foreign nationals.
Out of this, 639,667 hectares (53.0%) of the land is owned by German nationals, followed by South Africans with 353,875 hectares (29.3%) and Americans with 82,024 hectares (6.8%).
Definition as per the Commercial Agricultural Act, No. 6 of 1995, states that a foreign national is a person who is not a Namibian citizen, or a company incorporated under the laws of any country other than Namibia.
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