OKORUKURURE FARMERS HARNESS GROUNDWATER

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Residents of Okorukurure Village in Otjinene are capitalising on abundant underground water to venture into crop production.

A farmer at Okorukurure village, Petoorua Mujoro, stressed the inhabitants came together 20 years ago and agreed that every household should own a garden for food security.

MINISTRY DENIES REPORTS ON RED LINE REMOVAL

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has denied media reports suggesting it declared the removal of the Veterinary Cordon Fence (Red Line) impossible.

OMUSHIYO MIXED FARM CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL POTATO HARVEST

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Omushiyo Mixed Farm, located in the Oshikunde Constituency of the Ohangwena Region, is celebrating a second successful potato harvest.

Working from a rural setting, the Omushiyo Mixed Farm is a shining example of how small-scale agriculture can drive economic growth, create jobs, and fight poverty.

OSHANA GOVERNOR INSPECTS OSHAKATI WATER PROJECT

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Oshana Governor Hofni Iipinge visited the construction site of the NamWater Oshakati Treatment Plant to evaluate the progress made and to gain insight into the advancement of the region's capital projects.

REVISED NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT POLICY LAUNCHED

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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has launched the revised National Resettlement Policy for the period 2023 to 2033 in Windhoek.

Zaamwani described the launch of the revised policy as a milestone in the country's land reform programme. 

LPM SEEKS UPDATE ON ANCESTRAL LAND RIGHTS REPORT

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Landless People's Movement MP Utaara Mootu questioned the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform on when they intend to table the report on the Commission of Inquiry on Ancestral Land Rights, initiated by late President Hage Geingob in 2018.

MAFWLR ENGAGES OSHIKOTO ON WATER SCARCITY

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The executives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) conducted a visit to the Oshikoto regional leadership as part of ongoing engagements to address water scarcity challenges affecting communities in that region.

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR STRONGER LOCAL FISH MARKETS

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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia's fishing industry must do more to ensure that fish is accessible to Namibians, calling for stronger local fish markets across the country.

NECKARTAL IRRIGATION PROJECT MOVES TO NEXT PHASE

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The much-awaited second phase of the Neckartal Dam 19-thousand-hectare irrigation project is gaining momentum, with the project viability assessment currently underway.