Increased smallholder or communal farmers productivity of local horticulture products.

Reduced dependency on imported food from the region as well as increased food security and enhanced agricultural expertise in Namibia.

Reduced poverty through stabilisation of local food prices.

The commercialisation of agriculture can negatively impact the environment, if not pursued with a sustainability approach, and lead for example to ground water depletion.

The concentration of economic activities in certain localities can lead to new migration streams and marginalisation of parts of Namibia.

If the plots within the developments are not offered at affordable costs, the opportunity may benefit mostly established farmers and exclude those most in need, especially of its support services.

Unless the concept of the agri-developments is marketed, it is possible that small-scale farmers are hesitant to explore the opportunity due to unfamiliarity with the commercialisation aspect.

Create mini-economies and turn marginalised areas into productive agri-produce and livestock centers.

Agricultural Policy, 2015: Creates a conducive environment for increased and sustained agriculture production and productivity, accelerates the agriculture sector contribution to national Growth Domestic Product, and promotes development of national agriculture sector (22).

Agriculture Marketing and Trade Policy and Strategy, 2011: Contributes to the achievement of the agriculture sector’s objectives as reflected in Vision 2030, the NDPs and the National Agriculture Policy in concert with other policies and strategies across the agricultural value chain (20).

National Policy on Sub-Division and Consolidation of Agricultural Land, 2018: Serves as the safeguard for the sustainable existence of agriculture by preventing subdivision and fencing that leads to ecologically and economically non-viable farming units (21).

Financial incentives: Agribank, as a state-owned financial institution and mandated by the Agribank Act (2003), advances money to persons or financial intermediaries to promote agriculture and activities related to agriculture (23).

Fiscal incentives: Farmers can deduct capital expenditure in full in the year in which the expenditure is incurred, limited to the farming taxable income for the year. This includes a deduction of capital expenditure relating to power supply (10).

Other incentives: FNB's Agri Medium-Term Loan product can be used for the establishment of production capacity, such as the purchase of livestock, establishing orchards and farm buildings, and other projects that take time to generate an income (24).

Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB): Oversees development and implementation of the framework for a sustainable crop industry. It develops crop specific marketing quality standards, food safety, and traceability regulations in accordance with the Agronomic Industry Act (18).

Horticulture Market Share Promotion: As an implementing vehicle for the National Horticulture Development Initiative, importers are obliged to ensure that a minimum of 44% of their horticultural produce sales consist of Namibian grown products, prior to qualifying for an import permit (21).

National Horticulture Development Initiative, 2002: A strategic intervention in the development of Namibia's horticulture produce which has led to fresh fruit and vegetables being gazetted as controlled products under section 2 of the Agronomic Industry Act (19).

Investors such as Agribank Namibia, Musa Capital Namibia (Mid-Cap Fund), EOS Capital (Euphrates Agriculture Fund), FNB Namibia and Spitz Capital. Businesses such as the existing Roots Agri-Village or the planned Fransforntein Green Scheme.

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB).

The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) is the local partner for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which provides funding for the development and implementation of environmentally sustainable development projects, including commercial agriculture (25).