Brazil-funded farms transform food aid communities

Sostenus Wilherm

What started as a food security intervention has grown into a network of thriving community farms producing tonnes of vegetables and thousands of eggs, with some projects now supplying schools, clinics and vulnerable households across Namibia.

The success of the Brazil-funded Integrated Food Systems Projects was highlighted on Thursday in Windhoek when the Government of Brazil announced a further US$120 000 (about N$1.97 million) contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to sustain the initiative.

The programme, implemented by the Namibian government with WFP’s technical support since 2021, operates in Ohangwena, Kunene, Hardap, Omaheke and Otjozondjupa regions and is expected to benefit more than 1 000 people.

The projects combine vegetable production, poultry farming and skills training to improve household food security and supporting school feeding programmes, health facilities and community nutrition initiatives.