The Namibia Agricultural Union is a union of farmers in Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

 which represents commercial or non-subsistence farmers. The leader of the NAU since 2004 is Raimar von Hase

Raimar von Hase

Raimar von Hase is a Namibian farmer. Von Hase has been the leader of the Namibia Agricultural Union, which represents Namibia's wealthy and primarily white farmers nationally since 2004. He replaced Jan de Wet, who had previously served since 1994.-Career:Von Hase became a farmer in 1975...

 who replaced Jan de Wet

Jan de Wet

Johannes Marthinus de Wet was a Namibian politician and farmer.-Politics:De Wet entered politics as a member of the South African Parliament from 1964-70. He then became the Commissioner General of Indigenous People from 1970-78...

. and it is part of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers, a global organization which advocates for farmers.

Paul Smit

Paul Smit

Paul Albertus Smit is a Namibian politician and farmer. A White farmer, Smit considers himself "apolitical" despite being the Deputy Minister of Agriculture since 2000 in an otherwise SWAPO-led government. He was the Minister of Agriculture for part of 2004-2005 following Helmut Angula's...

, a farmer from Otjozondjupa Region, 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", serves as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture in the SWAPO government.