Main Economic Activities Agriculture, mining and fisheries are the three cornerstones of the Namibian economy. Stock farming is an important agricultural activity. Namibia is known for its beer products. Namibia is potentially one of the richest fisheries in the world. The principal agricultural activity is beef production, as well as the production of pelts from Karakul sheep.
Main crops cultivated in Namibia are maize, millet and root crops.
Other important crops are sorghum, wheat, groundnuts, beans and cassava. Uranium is also an important mineral export. Copper, lead, tin, zinc, silver, gold, salt, pyrites, arsenic, fluorpar and semi-precious stones are also mined. There are important deposits of hydrocarbons, lithium, manganese, tungsten, cadmium and vanadium. It is believed that Namibia has large stores of iron ore and platinum.