Agriculture in Namibia?

If you knew one thing about Namibia, you would remember that it is largely a desert. So how does this effect agriculture?

Only 5% of Namibia's gross domestic product is from agriculture (livestock, forestry, and crop farming). And because irrigation is much more difficult across deserts, crop agriculture is only possible on approximately 2% of Namibia's land. All of Namibia's inland rivers are ephemeral, meaning that they only flow after heavy rainfall, so irrigation is only possible along Namibia's rivers borders. Instead of crop agriculture, Namibia raises more livestock. Over 4,000 commercial farms raise livestock, cow herding is predominant in northern and central areas of Namibia while sheep and goats are raised in the southern arid regions. 

Despite this small contribution of agriculture, 25 to 40 percent of Namibians depend on agriculture for their livelihood. This makes agriculture a particularly sensitive industry that can have large consequences very quickly.

Fun Fact: Table grapes grown along the Orange River are becoming an increasingly important staple of crop farming in Namibia. (table grapes are grapes intended for consumption rather than wine making)

-- Romain Screve

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Namibia
http://www.fao.org/namibia/fao-in-namibia/namibia-at-a-glance/en/
https://www.google.com/search?q=namibia+agriculture&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhpMrssqTZAhVW0mMKHWtFCMMQ_AUICygC&biw=1179&bih=633#imgrc=KgBn4fHXEb-siM: