The minister of Urban and Rural Development revealed that more than half of Namibia's population lives in rural areas, placing renewed pressure on the government to accelerate development and improve services delivery in underserved communities.

Namibia continues to strengthen its drive towards food security, with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform supporting farmers through various interventions.

A goat rotation project in Mpezo village in the Kavango West Region has transformed the lives of four beneficiaries, who now own livestock and skills they never imagined they would have.

In 2023, Johana Kazana and Elisabeth Likiwa received 10 goats from the regional council under a rotation agreement. 

The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) has donated livestock feed to farmers in the Zambezi Region.

The N$500,000 worth of animal feed will support livestock farmers who were previously affected by floods, which led to the loss of animals in the floodplain constituencies of the region.

A borehole drilled at Mpuku village in 1972 has never supplied a single drop of water.

Fifty-three years later, residents are calling on the Kavango West Regional Council to rehabilitate it.

Residents of Mpuku village continue to walk long distances in search of water.

The Namibian government has reaffirmed its commitment to using green hydrogen as a driver of rural development, employment and sustainable economic growth during an international monitoring mission at the Dâures Green Hydrogen Village in the Erongo Region. 

A 36-year-old woman from Gava village in the Kavango West Region is using small-scale mahangu farming to provide for her family after dropping out of school due to financial challenges.

Lydia Hamuponya dropped out of school in 2016 due to her humble background. 

More than 1700 farmers across Namibia were trained in various agricultural and fisheries productions through cooperation between China and Namibia. 

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology is expanding its reach into rural areas of Kavango West to improve digital access and bridge the connectivity gap.

The region has a satellite centre at Mpungu, which has been operating since 2018, apart from Nkurenkuru.

The increasing demand for water is straining the two boreholes in the Neu Samarou Settlement, located in the Kombat area of the Otjozondjupa Region, as the population has surged to approximately 2,000 residents.

Residents queue for water every day, as the two boreholes no longer meet the demand.