The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) remains a dedicated partner for Namibia to ensure food security for all.
This commitment was reaffirmed at the handover of gardening tools and irrigation systems to 308 beneficiaries in the Ohangwena Region, valued at N$2.2 million.
About 80% of the beneficiaries who received hippo water rollers in Otjiwarongo's informal settlement last year have started backyard gardens.
The Gobabis Municipality has committed to providing 250 hectares of town land for agriculture to address food insecurity.
The Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoebes, is urging farmers at Tsjaka and surrounding villages to change their methods of farming to increase food security.
Namibia will have the ability to fully meet its local food consumption demand by 2030.
China's Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, urged Namibians not to believe the notion that China is pursuing neo-colonialism on the continent, as most African countries have a mutually beneficial relationship with the Asian powerhouse.
Small and Medium scale farmers in the Hardap Region were commended by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, for playing a role in food security in the country.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has called on stakeholders in the industry to be content with the disruptions brought by geo-political tension in the supply of basic foodstuffs.
Visiting Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs Minister, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka, has called for support to the Uvhungu Vhungu demonstration field to produce the desired results.
Food security is possible in Namibia through local production, as long as farmers are offered the necessary financial and technical support.
This was the core message echoed during the World Food Day commemoration held at Uukwiyu wuushona village in the Oshana Region.
