Farmer Liaison Meetings (FLMs)

Staff Writer Meatco’s new board and management team has concluded its second round of stakeholder engagements. The purpose of the Farmer Liaison Meetings (FLMs), under the theme “Restoring Trust and building relationships”, was for Meatco to put minds together with farmers, find out their thoughts on the future of the business and map a collective way forward. In attendance was Otjozondjupa Regional Governor James Ueriikua, who noted that the agricultural sector employed 60-70 percent of the population, therefore, agriculture is truly the backbone of the Namibian economy. He pointed out that farmers are facing water challenges and programmes on water…