President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says she is satisfied with the progress made by some green schemes in the Kavango East Region.
The President visited Shadikongoro and Ndonga Linena on Thursday and said she noticed significant improvement in their operations.
Community gardener and resident of Swakopmund's DRC informal settlement, Reinhard Gariseb, is urging the government to support backyard garden initiatives.
Gariseb said training unemployed and interested young people in gardening can help with food security and address joblessness.
The Chairperson of the San Community Garden Project at Maranata Plot in the Epukiro Constituency, Paul Chapman, is pleading for water provision to help the garden achieve its desired result.
Chapman said the borehole will help the community improve their yields and, eventually, their livelihoods.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has questioned the Ministry of Agriculture’s decision to retain management of the Kalimbeza National Rice Project, instead of transferring it to the University of Namibia (UNAM) as she previously recommended.
A resettled commercial farmer at Okorukambe in the Omaheke Region, Agnes Tjiramba, has urged fellow farmers to come up with ways to address developmental challenges.
Retired nurse Tjiramba said agriculture has the potential to solve many socio-economic challenges.
The Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia engaged stakeholders in an effort to support and strengthen food security.
The initiative will link food banks with existing programmes such as backyard gardens and the Total Control of the Epidemic project.
The farming communities at Erindirozombaka in the Otjombinde Constituency have prioritised crop production to address food shortages at the household level.
This is after the community drilled boreholes with the assistance from the government.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Land Reform questioned the industry's N$300 million contribution to government coffers, while the sector's revenue in 2024 was N$14 billion.
This week, Minister Inge Zaamwani is consulting various sub-sectors of the fishing industry at Walvis Bay.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has questioned the industry's N$300 million contribution to government coffers, while the sector's revenue in 2024 amounted to N$14 billion.
The Omaheke Regional Council, in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister, has started clearing a 13-hectare piece of land earmarked for a community garden.
The land is on the outskirts of Talismanus in the Otjombinde Constituency.
