Miombo Mopane Woodland eco in the Kavango and Kunene Regions basin is said to be facing extensive degradation.
This was revealed during the Launch of the Integrated Landscape Management at Rundu.
Parliamentary Standing Committee bemoans bureaucracy in the country's efforts to ensure food security.
Agriculture Ministry, Carl Schlettwein highlights the disease-free status of beef exported to Ghana from abattoirs in the Northern Communal Area.
Omusati Governor Erginus Endjala says the poor rainfall experienced in the region has become worrisome for both crop and livestock farmers.
The situation, he says, has resulted in many northern communal farmers losing any hope for a bumper harvest this year.
The repeated release of suspected stock theft criminals on bail is contributing to rampant stock theft at Otjimbingwe.
This is according to community members who have called on the police and courts not to grant bail to suspects with pending cases.
Subsistence farmers in the Kavango East Region are worried that they might face drought this year due to a lack of rain.
It has been three weeks since there has been no rain.
The rain came on time this season, so the farmers thought, and they were hopeful of good yields this time around.
State-owned enterprises that manage green schemes have been called to do away with excessive bureaucracy when procuring goods and services.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources says it will recommend the speedy implementation of phase II of the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Project.
The project's Phase II includes the development of 5,000 hectares of land for crop irrigation.
Farmers in the Oshana Region are worried about food insecurity because some areas of the region are still flooded and crops have been submerged by water.
The opposite is that crops in some fields have begun to wilt due to insufficient rain.
The government has allocated an amount of N$10 million in the 2023/2024 budget for the development of the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Project.
The project will run on two farms of a combined size of 11 000 hectares, acquired by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform.
