The Swapo Party Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has encouraged the nation to invest in agriculture to diminish unemployment amongst the youth and reduce poverty.

A student from Development Aid from the People to People Institute of Zimbabwe has undertaken to share knowledge in agriculture with his fellow villagers at Mabushe in the Kavango East Region.

The Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Ministry has denied claims that there is no production taking place at the Etunda Green Scheme Irrigation Project in the Omusati Region.

The farm manager, Sacky Shilyomunhu, says there has been no work halted at the project and its business as usual.

Finance and Public Enterprises Minister Ipumbu Shiimi says the government is committed to ensuring that investment in agriculture in the Zambezi Region is prioritised.

The Gobabis Municipality has committed to providing 250 hectares of town land for agriculture to address food insecurity.

Agriculture remains the backbone of many economies.

Namibia will have the ability to fully meet its local food consumption demand by 2030.

Namibia stands to benefit from Algeria's Agency of International Cooperation for Solidarity and Development.

Agriculture and education are among the sectors to be given priority in regional development.

This was highlighted at a meeting between the Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, and regional leadership.

Following the demarcation of the then-Kavango Region in 2013, Kavango West became the youngest of Namibia's 14 regions.

The region, with its overall size of 24,591 square kilometres and about 99% predominantly rural setup, is regarded as the nation's potential food basket.