The Epukiro community in the Omaheke Region say slow development in the constituency is negatively impacting their living standards.
Residents shared this at the Decentralisation Awareness Session held at Epukiro Pos 3 in the Omaheke Region.
A lack of land to set up permanent structures and hatchery systems in the country is one of the key challenges faced by the Konguavi Chicken Project.
The initiative stocks more than 900 egg-laying breeds.
It currently operates from a leased plot situated on the outskirts of Gobabis.
Epukiro's Eiseb Community Against Stock Theft Organisation-CASO has petitioned against the granting of bail to the suspects implicated in multiple reported cases of stock theft.
The suspects are Synanus Karukukutu Katjiutua, Paul Gun-Gun Tjiposa, Mbeurora Tjomuho, Travold Tjandero and Mosupi Udigeng.
Livestock farming communities are encouraged to continue proper supplementary feeding practices, as the recent good rainfall across much of the country provides favourable conditions. These practices are essential for boosting fertility rates, increasing revenue.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruth Masake, has encouraged farming communities in the Omaheke Region to embrace continuous improvement in livestock breeding.
Masake was speaking at the 5th annual RiVeKa livestock production auction at Okorukambe.
The Hoveka Traditional Authority's leader, Turimuro Hoveka, has urged farmers in the Omaheke Region to share surplus of their crops with vulnerable residents.
Speaking at his homestead at Ombujonganga Village, Ombara Hoveka said he expects a better harvest of more than ten tonnes of cowpeas.
The Epukiro Constituency Office, in collaboration with Grateful Hearts Charity and Jessica High 5 Foundation, donated clothing and shoes to ten villages in the constituency that are home to the San community.
A former farm employee at Talana No. 199 in the Okorukambe Constituency in the Omaheke Region is now residing in the corridor along the road after cutting ties with his former employer late last year.
Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate and various heads of institutions in the region are working to strengthen safety measures following the recent brutal killings of innocent lives.
The chairperson of the Ozombahe Farmers Cooperative at Omitara in the Okorukambe Constituency, Willem Haoseb, is pleased with the progress made in terms of poverty alleviation and job creation for local people.
