Erongo Governor Neville Andre says the region continues to suffer from one of the most devastating droughts in recent years.

As the prolonged drought persists in the Erongo Region, Daures Constituency Councillor Joram !Haoseb says agricultural activities have declined, as most communal farmers have abandoned farming and moved to urban centres in search of better living conditions.

Farmers resettled in the ||Kharas Region have voiced their concerns surrounding the resettlement programme. 

Among the issues raised is access to the farming land as others have occupied the farms, lack of functional boreholes, and dilapidated infrastructure.

Livestock farmers in the Erongo Region and surrounding areas are implementing strategies to improve their resilience to climate change.

The livestock farmers attended an agricultural show at the Omaruru-Karibib-Usakos Local Authorities (OKULAC) joint trade festival at Karibib.

Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform to conduct a feasibility study over the 2024/25–2025/26 financial years for the gradual removal of the cordon fence restrictions.

Resettled farmers in Boomlager, Okorukambe Constituency, are grappling with a severe water shortage after their borehole dried up years ago. Residents are forced to travel long distances to fetch water from nearby farms.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Capricorn Foundation, and the University of Namibia (UNAM) have teamed up to help farmers turn their crops into valuable products.

Agribank has extended N$22.8 million to farmers in the northern regions in this current financial year.

Of this amount, N$6.9 million is allocated to the Oshana Region.

The Office of the Omaheke Governor and some local farmers are working together to supply a soup kitchen at Gobabis with milk three times a day.

The soup kitchen feeds vulnerable children, and the supply of milk will help to curb malnutrition.

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.