A new community-led garden in Okakarara is sowing seeds of hope as residents take action to fight hunger and create employment in the town.

Following several days of consistent rainfall, Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi has urged all farmers in the region to promptly prepare their fields and to plant sufficient crops to ensure family food security and potential surplus.

The Osona Fishing company handed over food parcels to 200 households in Tsumkwe, which brought relief and joy to families ahead of the festive season.
The food parcels are worth N$150,000. 

The community received food parcels including maize meal, rice, macaroni, cooking oil, sugar and canned fish.

In Zimbabwe the government has suspended duty on fertiliser imports for 12 months to facilitate affordable pricing and boost agriculture production.

The state-owned Orange River Irrigation Project, located along the banks of the Orange River in Aussenkehr’s Grape Valley farms, reported that its vegetable yield for the current season looks promising.

A lifelong dream has come true for Karasburg farmer Blasius Stephanus, who can finally call a piece of land his own thanks to the government's land distribution programme.

What started as a backyard poultry project in Aussenkehr Grape Valley farms has gradually transformed into a thriving family-run business that now supplies communities and businesses with eggs and fresh chicken.

The Chairperson of the Aminuis Community Forest, Karihangana Kamburona, is pleased with the progress made by the community forest project in the constituency since its inception in August.

The Government of Japan, in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Namibia and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform (MAFWLR), donated N$48 million towards the agriculture sector. 

Namibia is experiencing a shortage of arbitrators while labour cases continue to pile up on a daily basis. 

Labour Commissioner Kyllikki Sihlahla says a staff retreat at Swakopmund is underway to re-engineer the Labour Commission's business strategy and address the challenges.