The founder and executive chairman of Youth in Agriculture has urged Namibia to reduce its dependence on food imports by increasing its own food production.

Ndatulumukwa Haikali called for the transformation of the agriculture industry and for more youth to take an interest in food production.

Namibia imports most of what its people consume.

Haikali stresses that the perception that only elders and school dropouts are fit for agricultural production is wrong and defeats Namibia's dreams of food self-reliance.