Erongo Regional Governor Nathalia |Goagoses has said agriculture remains a driver of food security, especially in the face of changing climate conditions and increasing economic difficulties.

The National Assembly has begun debating the proposed Land Bill, designed to allocate communal land to Namibians in rural areas to advance land reform. The Bill also seeks to establish a land board and a Communal Land Development Fund.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has announced a government initiative aimed at improving the living conditions of vulnerable elders and war veterans of the liberation struggle, particularly those in rural areas.

The President of the Namibia National Farmers' Union wants agriculture to be treated as a strategic pillar for economic development, rather than as a social welfare project. 

Adolf Muremi was speaking at the Agri Outlook Conference, which is underway in Windhoek. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reiterated the government's commitment to create an enabling environment for agriculture to thrive.