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

Ongwediva Mayor Naemi Amuthenu has launched the Mayor's Community Backyard Gardening Project aimed at improving food security and promoting self-reliance among residents of the town.

A medium-scale farmer at the Sikondo Green Scheme in the Kavango West Region is harvesting his first batch of potatoes after receiving support from the Namibia Agronomic Board under the potato subsidy scheme.

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masaka, has called on the community of Aussenkehr to utilise government-subsidised programmes to boost food security and agricultural development.
 
She made the call during her familiarisation visit to the ||Kharas Region.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has recorded 1,2 million hectares of land burnt by wildfires, totalling 1,300 fire outbreaks countrywide in 2025.
 

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has recorded 1,2 million hectares of land burnt by wildfires, totalling 1,300 fire outbreaks countrywide in 2025.

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masake, has called for a shift from exporting raw agricultural commodities domestically to create jobs. 

Founder of Orevia Green Farm at Aminus, Kakunandunda Katuuo has emphasised that it is high time that young people take space in the agricultural sector, given its potential to create jobs and improve livelihoods.
 

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, says the ministry has started developing a commercial agricultural rating and taxation system.

The system will address the identified shortcomings and improve the administration of Land Tax on commercial agricultural land.

Namibia is facing growing demand for water while its infrastructure is ageing and losing significant volumes through leakage.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, sounded this alarm at the inauguration of NamWater's newly appointed board.