Experts in the dairy and agriculture industries from Zimbabwe who were on a benchmarking mission to Omaheke Region are encouraged by the efforts and dedication shown by local dairy farmers despite the challenges they experience.
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has highlighted the necessity of a robust regulatory framework concerning sustainable finance laws and regulations in Namibia.
This framework would promote responsible investment, cognizant of environmental, social, and governance factors.
Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, has highlighted that the division between the commercial, disease-free livestock sector south of the red line and the communal farming sector in the northern part of the country, where diseases still prevail, is a lingering consequence of the colonia
Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on communal farmers to commercialise the farming industry by transforming peasant farming into profit-oriented farming in order to contribute to and boost the country's economy.
The Omaheke State Veterinary Department has started to sensitise farming communities on how to control external parasites on their animals following the outbreak of Crimean-Congo Fever in the region.
Despite facing several challenges highlighted during recent oversight visits by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources to resettlement farms in the Otjozondjupa and Omaheke regions, one farmer stood out, thanks to his resilient approach.
The Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says agriculture remains one of the sectors that can help reduce poverty, improve the living standards of the people and ensure food security for the poor in the country.
More than N$163 million was spent on upgrading the road network infrastructure that connects to the Etosha National Park.
The upgrade was meant to enhance mobility and accessibility for visitors to the park, as well as provide a service road for effective park management.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism carried out the dehorning of rhinos at Etosha National Park in order to combat poaching in the country.
Namibia has failed to meet several targets outlined in the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Project.
The country scored a low rating of 4 out of 10, falling below the benchmark of 7.29 set in the Malabo Declaration, which was supposed to be achieved by 2025.
