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Background
Youth farmers are essential to the future of the Namibian agriculture. With challenges like climate change, food security, and an aging farming workforce, young farmers bring fresh ideas, energy, and innovative solutions. Supporting youth farmers is crucial for the long-term sustainability of food security and job creation.
Supporting women farmers with policy changes, financial assistance, and improved access to resources is key to enhancing agricultural productivity, ensuring food security, and promoting gender equality.
YOUTH DESK INTERIM COMMITTEE
Youth Leadership Incubation Program (YLIP)
The Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU), through its membership with the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU), runs an annual selection process for youth farmers to join the Youth Leadership Incubation Program (YLIP). The program aims to build self-efficacy among young agripreneurs, empowering them to become future leaders in the agriculture sector. Since 2023, NNFU has supported graduates of this program, helping them develop their skills and leadership potential.
SACAU Young Agripreneurs Forum
Additionally, NNFU is represented by focal Youth Agripreneurs on the SACAU Young Agripreneurs Forum. These representatives advocate for young farmers’ interests and engage with other Southern African national farmers’ organizations on key issues affecting the youth in agriculture.
For any questions or queries, please contact the NNFU Youth Desk Focal person Ms. Landuleni N Uugulu at info@nnfu.org.na or 06127117.
NNFU Youth Membership
This refers to all youth farmers or agri players individuals in any constituency, regional and national levels. The youth individual affiliates to NNFU at National level and each region and farmers association have a representative and executive committee respectively.
- Must abide to the NNFU Youth desk Constitution.
- Must be able to provide information for the members database.
- Membership fee: N$ 250 per annum (reviewed periodically).
- Download full application form here:Download Link
Benefits?
This is one of the key programmes of the NNFU that keeps the Union relevant to its members. The primary benefit to NNFU members is the advocacy and lobby to address issues that affect productivity and profitability of their farming. As a farmer, the main concern is creating an enabling environment to farm and get maximum profit from your farming venture. The NNFU advocates and lobbies to address issues affecting the productivity and profitability of their members. An individual farmer will not have the muscle to advocate and lobby due to lack of bargaining power.
In addition to primary benefits there are secondary benefits for being NNFU members and some of them are still being developed as follows:
Available Benefits
- Capacity building trainings
- Advisory services
- Lobby and advocacy
- Quarterly newsletter
- Agricultural-related projects
- Governance and institutional development support
- Income-generation initiatives
- Agricultural information
Benefits being developed
- Group medical aid
- Legal assistance support
- Group pension
- Group insurance policies,
- Retailers discount
- Linkage to Agri-finance
NNFU WOMEN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ms. Agnes Tengovandu Tjindjo
Position: Media Coordinator,
Erongo region focal person
Ms. Yvonne Howaes
Position: Secretary,
Kunene region focal person
Ms. Josephine Nakwedhi Fugre
Position: Vice Secretary,
Kavango East region focal person
Ms. Emilia Nyau
Position: Treasurer,
Oshikoto region focal person
Ms. Ingrith Dolly Katjaita
Position: Vice Treasurer,
Otjozondjupa region focal person
Ms. Roline Apolonia Amunjera
Position: Add member & Youth Activist,
//Kharas region focal person
Ms. Karin Nangula Sakaria – Shikalepo
Position: Additional Member,
Khomas region focal person
Ms. Hileni Shuudifonya
Position: Additional Member,
Ohangwena region focal person
Ms. Sonia Mwangala Musukibili
Position: Additional Member,
Zambezi region focal person
Ms. Theresia Zinya Kavhura
Position: Additional Member,
Kavango West region focal person
Ms. Esmey Mckay
Position: Additional Member,
Hardap region focal person
Ms Paulina Nghishekwa
Position: Additional Member,
Omusati region focal person
Contact Ms. Landuleni at the NNFU Head Office via telephone at +264 61 271 117 or by email at info@nnfu.org.na to request the contact details of the NNFU Women Desk regional focal persons.
SACAU Women Agripreneurs Forum
NNFU is represented by focal Women Agripreneurs on the SACAU Women Agripreneurs Forum. These representatives advocate for women farmers’ interests and engage with other Southern African national farmers’ organizations on key issues affecting women in agriculture.
For any questions or queries, please contact the NNFU Women Desk Focal person Ms. Tererai Msakwa at info@nnfu.org.na or 06127117.
NNFU Women Desks Membership
This refers to all women groups formed at constituency, regional and national levels. The youth structure at constituency level affiliates to the regional and national level affiliates to RFU and NNFU respectively.
- Must have governance structure including the constitution.
- Must be able to provide a database with members’ information.
- Must have a functional bank account.
- Membership fee: N$ 5,000 per annum (reviewed periodically).
- Contact NNFU at info@nnfu.org.na or 061 271 117 to request for the TORs.
Benefits?
This is one of the key programmes of the NNFU that keeps the Union relevant to its members. The primary benefit to NNFU members is the advocacy and lobby to address issues that affect productivity and profitability of their farming. As a farmer, the main concern is creating an enabling environment to farm and get maximum profit from your farming venture. The NNFU advocates and lobbies to address issues affecting the productivity and profitability of their members. An individual farmer will not have the muscle to advocate and lobby due to lack of bargaining power.
In addition to primary benefits there are secondary benefits for being NNFU members and some of them are still being developed as follows:
Available Benefits
- Capacity building trainings
- Advisory services
- Lobby and advocacy
- Quarterly newsletter
- Agricultural-related projects
- Governance and institutional development support
- Income-generation initiatives
- Agricultural information
Benefits being developed
- Group medical aid
- Legal assistance support
- Group pension
- Group insurance policies,
- Retailers discount
- Linkage to Agri-finance
