A rural cattle farmer at Epukiro RC mission area in the Omaheke Region is turning challenges into opportunities by venturing into pig farming. 

A seasonal farmer at Okahatjipara Village, in the vicinity of Okondjatu and Mbunga Tjamuaha, advises that communal farming communities prioritise removing encroaching bush and scrubs from their farming lands. 

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has reminded commercial and surplus producers to apply for the grain seeds and fertilisers subsidy for the 2024/2025 planting season.

The subsidy programme ends on February 15.

Subsistence farmers in the northern regions have welcomed the abundant rainfall that has been pouring since last week.

They are hoping that the pattern remains for better yields and grazing land.

Subsistence farmers in the Kavango East Region are hopeful of a better harvest following consistent rainfall.

While some farmers were already planting, others were clearing their crop fields. Crops have also started to germinate for those who planted early.

A Namibian couple is proving that even in the face of persistent drought, strawberry farming can flourish with innovative and water-efficient practices.

The Directorate of Veterinary Services has detected an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the Okakarara constituency of the Otjozondjupa Region.

So far, 39 cattle showed clinical signs of the disease, and two have died.

The Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Ministry has acquired critical livestock handling infrastructure to improve the beef value chain in the northern communal areas.

The poultry industry has had a great deal to do with addressing unemployment in Namibia.

The Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, remarked this when she consulted with stakeholders in that sector on the opportunities and challenges to its expected growth and development.

The Police Inspector General has promised to intensify police visibility and community collaborations to combat farm crimes in the Grootfontein district, Otjozondjupa.