A Way Of Working Together

ARE there any farm cooperatives in Namibia?

The successful Israeli kibbutz model might seem a useful template in helping to address at least part of the land redistribution question. Achieving success in today’s global agricultural system means taking advantages of economies of scale that small family farms on tiny plots simply cannot muster. Moving beyond subsistence agriculture requires it. If not their land, might not existing farmers be persuaded to sell shares in their operations to others who would then participate in and work on making such farms even greater successes?This would provide everyone involved with an incentive to work together, instead of glaring across fence lines at each other, while maximising export potential.- Alan Dean Foster – Prescott, Arizona – USAMoving beyond subsistence agriculture requires it. If not their land, might not existing farmers be persuaded to sell shares in their operations to others who would then participate in and work on making such farms even greater successes? This would provide everyone involved with an incentive to work together, instead of glaring across fence lines at each other, while maximising export potential.- Alan Dean Foster – Prescott, Arizona – USA