The Namibia Agricultural Union is a union of farmers in

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

which represents commercial or non-subsistence farmers. The president of the NAU is Piet Gouws. Previous presidents include

Raimar von Hase Raimar von Hase (born 12 March 1948) is a Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Bots ...

and

Jan de Wet Johannes Marthinus (Jan, Jannie) de Wet (10 November 1927 – 13 February 2011) was a Namibian politician and farmer. Politics De Wet entered politics as a member of the South African Parliament from 1964 to 1970. He then became the Commissioner ...

. The NAU is part of the

International Federation of Agricultural Producers The International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), (french: Federation Internationale des Producteurs Agricoles (FIPA)) was an organization that advocated on the international level for member farm organizations. Established in 1946 ...

, a global organization which advocates for farmers. Paul Smit, a farmer from

Otjozondjupa Region Otjozondjupa is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Otjiwarongo. The region further contains the municipalities of Okahandja and Grootfontein and the towns Okakarara and Otavi. , Otjozondjupa had 97,945 registered voters. Geog ...

, played a prominent role in the Union from 1987-1997, holding the presidency of the Union from 1993-1997. He has since entered politics and, while officially "apolitical", served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture in the

SWAPO The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...

government.Paul Smith
at Namibia Institute for Democracy

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