Hardap-based Harambee Agri-Produce is proving that agricultural success is possible with the right planning, drive and support.
The agri-produce generates nearly N$1 million annually from livestock fodder and crop production.
The Luderitz-based Lagoon Aquaculture, founded in 2015, has grown over the years into a cross-border industry, now exporting live oysters, scallops, and rock lobsters.
Its export destination includes South Africa and Asian markets.
Fishing industry players have raised concerns regarding bycatch regulations, difficulties in replacing deceased shareholders, and the absence of a legal framework governing the small-scale fishing sector.
A group of concerned farmers from the ||Kharas region protested and handed over a petition to the ||Kharas Regional Council calling for an urgent intervention in the ongoing water crises affecting their communal farmland in the region.
A new community-led garden in Okakarara is sowing seeds of hope as residents take action to fight hunger and create employment in the town.
Following several days of consistent rainfall, Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi has urged all farmers in the region to promptly prepare their fields and to plant sufficient crops to ensure family food security and potential surplus.
The Osona Fishing company handed over food parcels to 200 households in Tsumkwe, which brought relief and joy to families ahead of the festive season.
The food parcels are worth N$150,000.
The community received food parcels including maize meal, rice, macaroni, cooking oil, sugar and canned fish.
In Zimbabwe the government has suspended duty on fertiliser imports for 12 months to facilitate affordable pricing and boost agriculture production.
The state-owned Orange River Irrigation Project, located along the banks of the Orange River in Aussenkehr’s Grape Valley farms, reported that its vegetable yield for the current season looks promising.
A lifelong dream has come true for Karasburg farmer Blasius Stephanus, who can finally call a piece of land his own thanks to the government's land distribution programme.
