EM was tested in controlling ticks in the goats (Capra hircus) of the Topnaar community living along the Kuiseb River in the central Namib Desert. Ticks of the genus Rhipicephelus infest this community's goats. Ticks are a major threat to animal production and the Topnaar community has been using old engine oil to attend to the problem. Research to evaluate the effectiveness of EM was undertaken with livestock farmers at Natab 1 settlement east of the Gobabeb Training and Research Centre. Keywords: Namibia, Namib Desert, Gobabeb, Kuiseb River, student education, student training, inservice training, scientific education.