The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, has commended the efforts and dedication shown by the Katuuo family at Orevia village for setting up a garden project to address food security and job creation.
Plans to move the Veterinary Cordon Fence, which is also known as the Red Line, further north are in place.
This was recently announced by the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, who declared some northern areas that were previously impacted by the fence disease-free.
Drilling of additional water boreholes in rural areas, land reform projects, and drought subsidy provisions were among some issues that were raised by leaders and community members in the Omaheke Region.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, has implored communal farmers in the Omaheke Region to improve agricultural production and to prioritise value addition and infrastructural evolution in the sector.
Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa have excelled in a joint livestock sector project under the African Union.
Agriculture Minister Carl Schlettwein revealed this at the conclusion of official talks between the Presidents of Namibia and Botswana last week.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, said the water reuse method is an approach that can be taken in Kunene to address the water shortage in the region.
Schlettwein said this at the joint commemoration of World Wetlands Day and World Water Day in Opuwo.
The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) MP Kennedy Shekupakela questioned the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform regarding the challenges faced by farmers beyond the Red Line.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform says only about half the population has access to proper toilet facilities.
Speaking during the President's media briefing earlier in the week, minister Carl Schlettwein said sanitation is a prerequisite for development.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, says Namibia continues to make strides in the provision of clean drinking water, both in urban and rural areas.
These efforts are, however, impeded by damage to infrastructure.
"As heads of state and governments, we must aim to close the water investment gap in Africa for the achievement of not only the water-related SDG targets on the continent, important as they are, but to enable the African continent to achieve her overall developmental goals."
