The Naute Irrigation Scheme in the //Kharas region is still without power after electricity was cut by the Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) for debt of N$4 million two weeks ago.
The power cut is said to be exposing date produce worth millions to the risk of rotting in the absence of power for cold storage facilities.
The irrigation scheme produces grapes and dates for international and local markets. It is managed by Nida, established under the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade, to foster industrial development, youth empowerment and entrepreneurship development, investment facilitation and attraction, export-oriented industrial growth and import substitution.
It has been widely reported in the local media that Nida has been facing financial and operational challenges across its business subsidiaries, including 148 industrial estates, tourism centres and small and medium enterprise business parks across the country, housing about 1 080 enterprises. However, !Nanuseb said the irrigation farm can sustain itself, but has only been facing challenges in terms of re-entering the international market for dates.
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