The Ndiyona Constituency is located in the central eastern part of the Region in a long strip traversing the region from north to south. The constituency was divided from the previous Ndiyona Constituency during the 2013delineation and consists of the eastern part of the former Ndiyona Constituency.
The constituency is 5,230.95 km2 in extent and had a population of 9,551 in 2011 at a mean density of 1.82 persons per km2.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
The economy of the Ndiyona Constituency is mostly related to tourism and conservation as well as subsistence farming consisting of crop production and livestock rearing. In terms of conservation and community based natural resource management, the constituency accommodates the Khaudum National Park, the George Mukoya Conservancy and Community Forest and the Muduva Nyangana Conservancy and Community Forest. There are five tourist establishments in the constituency namely the Kavango Busch Camp, Shamvura Camp, Camp Ndurukoro and Nhuma Safari Camp.
The Ndiyona settlement provides basic services to people in the constituency and should be considered to be developed as a local service centre.
POTENTIAL AREAS OF INVESTMENT
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Sector
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Areas of Investment
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Agriculture and Agro Processing
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Intensive small scale Irrigated Horticulture
Exotic cultivated products
Cultivated fruits
Processing agricultural produce
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Forestry
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Timber harvesting and partial processing
Thatching Grass
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Urban Development
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Development of Ndiyona as local service centre
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Manufacturing
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Food
Furniture
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Trade
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Development of retail shops for local demand at Ndiyona
Agriculture related retail products at Ndiyona
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Services
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Transport
Technical services (car maintenance, cooling, plumbing etc.)
Services for the tourism industry
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Tourism
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High Standard Lodges utilizing the biodiversity of the area
Cultural tourism
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