Namibia's economy requires an improvement in the amount of agricultural produce grown to impact its gross domestic product.
Namibia Agronomic Board Chief Executive Officer Fidelis Mwazi highlighted this fact during an address at the Government Information Centre.
Sesfontein Constituency Councillor and Chairperson of the Kunene Regional Council, Hendrik Gaobaeb, has urged farmers in his constituency to sell their cattle in a bid to mitigate the losses they currently experience as a result of the severe drought.
The University of Namibia's (UNAM) Vice-Chancellor has given assurance of plans that could help resuscitate the Kalimbeza Rice Project, saying it should not fail while the university, with all its experience, is there.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform has appointed an eight-member Veterinary Council of Namibia board.
World Environment Day, celebrated on the 5th of June, is dedicated to raising awareness, mobilising action, and promoting environmental sustainability.
This annual event serves as a crucial reminder of the need to protect the planet and ensure a healthy, sustainable future for generations to come.
The Namibian Police in the Zambezi Region have advised Meatco to beef up security at its Kopano Quarantine Camp, where stock theft is becoming rife at the government facility.
The Meat Corporation of Namibia has 900 cattle quarantined there.
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says agriculture in Africa is expected to meet the dual objectives of providing food and helping people escape poverty.
Dr. Nandi-Ndaitwah further says that the agriculture sector can produce Africa's next billionaires.
A pilot nursery project set up by the Oranjemund Town Transformation Agency (OMDis) is in the process of becoming a fully-fledged commercial production unit.
OMDis was established in 2019 to build the town's economic resilience, transcending its historic reliance on mining activities.
The founder of Hiitambo Virtual Academy, a non-profit organisation, Mbunga Mbueza, is breaking new ground, exposing famers in the predominantly livestock farming community of Okakarara to poultry and horticulture.
The target populations are resettled and communal farmers.
The Omaheke Regional Council, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, has commenced the drilling of water boreholes in seven villages in the Otjombinde Constituency.
