After years of drought, communities in Opuwo Rural Constituency were holding on to the little grass that remained, hoping it would keep their livestock alive through the difficult months ahead.
Meatco has highlighted that clarification by the European Union on temporary animal-health measures following Namibia's Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak will allow eligible consignments to reach their intended markets and help reduce the immediate commercial impact on the livestock value chain.
Meatco has expressed concerns over continued restrictions on the movement and direct sale of livestock that could put pressure on the meat industry.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has announced that the ministry plans to begin vaccinating all animals in the Karasburg area.
Once the ministry has completed an assessment and is confident that the outbreak has been contained, trade will be gradually opened.
Communities in the Kunene Region are reeling from a violent storm that unleashed hail and floods, resulting in the loss of livestock and destruction of homes.
Residents said the disaster is unlike anything they have ever experienced.
Adelheid Ambunda has turned a small poultry project, initially started to support her daughter's university studies, into a growing business in the Omusati Region.
Ambunda started poultry farming in 2021 at her village home in Okahala, with 34 hens and two cocks of the Sasso breed.
Hardap Region has committed to planting at least 75 000 trees as part of Namibia’s national drive to plant two million trees by 2035.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the government will continue assessing the impacts caused by the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak and is engaging relevant stakeholders to prevent the outbreak from causing prolonged financial distress.
Salem Horticulture Farming Co-operative on the outskirts of Rundu faces a number of challenges and has appealed for government assistance.
The co-operative raised the matter with Vice President Lucia Witbooi, who visited the business.
The Directorate of Veterinary Services has confirmed 79 new cases of FMD across 11 farms in the Karasburg State Veterinary District.
Agriculture Minister Inge Zaamwani provided an update.
