Omusati farmers defeat poverty ...‘the soil does not discriminate against the unemployed’

TSANDI – In a time when formal job opportunities are increasingly scarce across the country, local farmers in the Omusati region proved that tilling the soil can provide a dignified, highly lucrative living.

By shifting their mindset and taking traditional crop production seriously, these resilient, self-starting individuals turned subsistence farming into a robust commercial venture.

They are using their annual harvests as a powerful weapon to defeat poverty, secure their households, and inject good money into the local rural economy.

Through sheer determination and back-breaking work, these farmers have managed to transform their seasonal yields into an essential source of income, capitalising on the Agricultural Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA) to secure substantial payouts.

For 40-year-old Vistorina Kalifhe, working on the land has evolved far more than just a traditional means of survival. It has become her full-time passion and primary profession.