The National Horticulture Support Project and the Poultry Value Chain Development Scheme, which provide subsidized services to horticulture farmers, are geared towards job creation and increasing the household income of beneficiaries.

The Chief Agriculture Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform in the Hardap Region, Johanna Amakali, says that the project, which is in its second year, is a success.

"Farmers, for example, if you want to get into horticulture, you can get seeds, you can get input material like water tanks, you can get stands, you can get the irrigation system, the greenhouse, you can get fertilizer, you can get pesticides on subsidy, and similarly, in poultry, you can get material to build your poultry house, you can get veterinary medicine, you can get feed, and you can also get production stock."

Amakali says the small stock distribution development scheme, which is a revolving program where communal farmers are provided with twenty livestock, is a success.

Beneficiaries are required to give the same amount back after three years, which will then be given to other successful applicants.

"So this has been a success story within the ministry. Last week we went through monitoring visits, and we have seen that our farmers are actually doing very well. This is the second year, but they are already ready to revolve the small stock."

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform is encouraging Namibians to continue with the culture of buying local produce.