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.
Agriculture is seen as a beacon of hope in tackling youth unemployment, and thus there is a need to make the sector more attractive for young people.
Speakers at the Ruforum Conference, currently underway in Windhoek, are advocating for new ways to make agriculture attractive for young entrants.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources visited green scheme projects in the Zambezi, Kavango East, and Kavango West regions.
The visit aimed to assess the operational viability of the projects amid reports of non-productivity and dormancy.
The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has introduced crop producer registration cards to improve market access for farmers in the Zambezi Region.
The dream of transforming Kavango West into an agricultural hub is becoming a reality as agricultural donations continue to reach the region.
The Directorate of Veterinary Services has issued an urgent notification to farmers regarding an outbreak of lung sickness in Opuwo Urban, Kunene Region.
State veterinarian Kahepako Mungunda stated that they have recorded eight cases of lung sickness and one death.
Fishing company Deepsea Consolidated Investment has committed N$1.2 million in aid to support 10,000 Namibian households affected by severe drought conditions.
Today, they donated 6 metric tonnes of salt-dried fish to the drought relief efforts.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform last week confirmed an outbreak of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, commonly referred to as lung sickness, in the Kunene Region.
The organisers of the Keetmanshoop Agriculture, Industrial, and Tourism Expo have raised more than N$100,000 for this year's event, scheduled to take place from October 29 to November 2.
The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, in collaboration with the World Food Programme and the Embassy of Brazil, undertook a site visit to the Stampriet Combined in Hardap, which is piloting an integrated food systems project.
