The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR) has proposed that resettlement farmers who demonstrate productivity be eligible to receive a title to the land.
This initiative aims to transform them from leaseholders with the government as landlords into owners of a tangible asset.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform has appointed an eight-member Veterinary Council of Namibia board.
In response to mounting concerns over the state of the livestock sector in the country, particularly in the Northern Communal Areas (NCA), the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration has initiated a series of oversight visits.
A shortage of water in the Oshikoto Region has unleashed devastating effects on humans, livestock, and projects.
Some residents are forced to travel long distances to buy water, both for their own consumption and for livestock.
A team of veterinary experts is in the Zambezi Region on a fact-finding mission to establish the cause of cattle deaths in the flood plains of the region.
Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed hemorrhagic septicemia as the cause.
Farmers in Kabbe South in the Zambezi Region have suffered massive stock losses due to pasteurella, a respiratory disease.
Framers, particularly those from the Ikaba area of Zambezi Region, feel let down by the Directorate of Veterinary Services.
The Governor of the Kavango West Region, Sirkka Ausiku, has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Forestry to improve its procurement process to allow green schemes to run effectively.
Hausiku made the remarks when she visited the Sikondo Green Scheme.
There is a pressing need for Namibia to enhance stakeholder coordination to effectively achieve the targets set in the Malabo Declaration by 2025.
Namibia has managed to meet the targets outlined in the Malabo Declaration on only one occasion so far.
