Though an exploration of fence construction and vermin extermination, this paper shows how agricultural technology under apartheid transformed labour relations and entrenched racial inequalities during the twentieth century in Namibia.
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Agriculture under apartheid depended upon the transformation of landscapes into ones which facilitated profitability and racial exclusivity. While many studies have considered the legal infrastructure of apartheid agriculture in Namibia and South Africa - such as those dividing white commerical areas from 'native reserves' - this paper explores technological transformations within farming areas in southern Namibia which entrenched raical hierarchies. Though an exploration of fence construction and vermin extermination, this paper shows how agricultural technology under apartheid transformed labour relations and entrenched racial inequalities during the twentieth century in Namibia.