Starting from nothing but overgrown bush, Jan and Lizette developed the farm to the extent that it is currently one of the top five vegetable producers in Namibia.
Oshivelo Farming produces carrots year round, beetroot, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, cabbage, maize, butternut and broccoli as well as papayas. Four hundred tons of vegetable is currently sold monthly into the Namibian market. Clients range from major supermarket groups like Woolworths, Spar, Checkers and Food Lovers Market, to the informal traders through an outlet at Oshivelo.
Oshivelo Farming currently employs 180 local people on a permanent basis of which 80% are women. Up to 100 additional people are employed seasonally. All of these individuals were previously unemployed, eking out an existence in Oshivelo.