Ostrich farming in Namibia

Around 1900, ostrich farming peaked in Southern Africa. The birds were farmed for their feathers and hides. Today that has changed for people have realised that ostrich meat is lean and healthy to eat. In Namibia, farmers catch the wild birds under license or buy eggs or young birds. Ostriches are becoming more and valuable because each and every part can be used. It is however expensive to rear ostriches on a large scale.

Ostrich farming in Namibia peaked at the end of the 1990s and collapsed in 2002 after prices for ostrich hides fell. Since then, occasional efforts have been made to revive the sector, without much success.

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