Members of Parliament in the National Council supported the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, and appealed for an increase in order to meet its obligations of ensuring food security and equitable land re-distribution.

In his contribution, Okorukambe Constituency Councillor Rocco Nguvauva expressed concern with the resettlement programme saying some beneficiaries have not occupied their land while those who occupied are subleasing it.

But Nguvauva welcomed the acquisition of Farm Meersboom adjacent to the Aminnuis Constituency and appealed to the Ministry to resettle farmers in that constituency. 

Nguvauva in his contribution also expressed disappointment at the Ministry's decision to withdraw the allocation of Farm Ozombahe, which was initially given to Omitara residents for resettlement purposes.

Nguvauva, therefore, called on President Hage Geingob to organise joint stakeholders meeting on this matter. 

Phillipus Mavara of Mashare and Paulus Mbangu of Rundu Rural constituencies respectively in their contributions called on the ministry to revive the Green Schemes country-wide as they are the only way to produce enough food and create employment.

In his contribution, Gobabis Constituency Councillor Augustinus Tebele complained about the allocation of a piece of land to those soon to be repatriated from Botswana.

He questioned why the Ministry did not give preference to the landless farmers who are grazing their livestock in Gobabis municipal area.

Windhoek West Constituency Councillor Emma Muteka called on the Ministry to acquire more resettlement farmers to resettle the growing population in Windhoek and the landless Khomain community.

Some councillors who contributed to the budget allocation of the Ministry also complained about the livestock ear tags which have now been left in the hands of farmers to acquire them instead of the government buying these for them.