Namibia is joining other African countries at the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit, taking place from 15 to 16 September.
The summit brings together governments, investors, project developers and other stakeholders to advance green hydrogen across the continent.
A new initiative aimed at increasing fish consumption while creating jobs and business opportunities has been launched in Swakopmund.
The N$2.6 million Erongo Governor’s Fish Consumption Promotion Project will see fish shops established across all seven constituencies in the region.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has officially handed over the Oshana Integrated Regional Land Use Plan to the regional council, marking a significant step towards coordinated and sustainable land use in the region.
With another severe drought anticipated for this year, the Director in the Directorate of Disaster Risk Management in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hellen Likando, says farmers should retain enough produce to safeguard household food security.
The Swakara Industry is gaining traction after being severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a cash flow crisis.
This was revealed by the Swakara Board Chairperson Julene Meyer during the Swakara Industry Forum annual general meeting held in Keetmanshoop.
Berseba Constituency farmers called for a review of idle resettlement farms as limited grazing land put pressure on communal farmers.
They voiced these concerns at a recent town hall meeting with ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has announced that Namibia recorded a bumper harvest this year, with the harvesting of crops still underway.
A young farmer in the Aminuis Constituency, Richard Kavari, has managed to produce quality stud animals, despite practicing in a communal area.
Stud farming has been a vital economic lifeline for him and his family.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has cautioned that Namibia cannot bargain with nature because the future of the country's fishing industry must be decided by science, not politics.
She sent out the warning amid intensifying concerns over declining fish stocks.
Local scientists fear that Namibia's ability to understand its changing marine ecosystems is being threatened by a lack of funding for scientific research.
Understanding changes in Namibia's marine ecosystems requires years of research, monitoring and data collection.
