Poverty reduction, especially in the communal areas, in Namibia has been one of the main aims of the Government of Namibia. Small scale land users in the communal areas of Namibia, account for almost half the population of this country. Small scale farming provides the livelihoods for these people and improving their standard of living will contribute greatly to poverty alleviation in Namibia. The land tenure relationships in these areas have been characterized by communal forms of "ownership", and strong emphasis on group rights. Typically a small plot is allocated for residential purposes and crop production while grazing is generally communal. These rights have been formalized with the introduction of the Communal Land Reform Act, Act No. 5 of 2002.