The Omaheke Region has a real potential for agri-tourism, given the region's dependency on agriculture.

This is the view of local tourism promoter and entrepreneur Peter-Hain Kazapua, who urged local farming communities to venture into agri-tourism-related activities rather than relying solely on livestock rearing.

Kazapua, founder of Uakii Wilderness Camp, stressed that it's high time local communities practised responsible agricultural tourism-driven activities to earn extra income while maintaining their livestock.

He said this will better their living standards while introducing another upstream source of revenue.

Kazapua said, given the significant opportunities presented by the Trans-Kalahari Highway, many tourists passed through the region, which provides a unique opportunity for locals to grab these opportunities and showcase diverse culture-related activities.

"Communities in Donkerbos, communities in Blouberg, Aminuis, and Otjinene, so we have a variety of communities that we are dealing with because when you talk about agritourism, there is no way that Uakii Wilderness can do it on its own; you must be able to have legs that you can stand on, and those legs are the communities that we are working with. And, for example, in Aminuis, we have that memorial shrine; we are working a lot with the shrine also. In Blouberg, there is a Nama Damara community that has a very beautiful culture, and in Donkerbos, we have San communities that are there, and when we go to both Chaka and Epukiro RC, there are Tswana communities there that we are working with in terms of the richness of cultural tourism in the region."

Kazapua bemoans land that is given for agricultural purposes but remains unproductive for years.

He said such land can be used for agritourism, as this will help with contributing towards the country's GDP. 

"we don't have land, but if our people can be given access to land in strategic places and be able to set up agritourism facilities to set up lodges and compete fairly, I think that it will encourage them. One thing that I would really hope for is that the government starts looking at people who should be resettled only for commercial farming; they must add the component of tourism facilities, and that is something in Omaheke that has never been done, and that is something we are struggling with, and we call on our government to look at this so that we cannot give to people with cattle who are just idling. Resettlement must be about giving value to the resettlement farms also."