The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia held a climate-smart beef initiative engagement, focusing on how farmers can improve the quality and productivity of their meat-producing livestock through the Beef Genomics Programme phase 3.
The Okashana Crop Research Station in the Oshikoto Region continues to make significant strides in seed production and multiplication, as well as crop research.
No cattle were lost at the Kavango Cattle Ranch over the past 12 months due to illness, Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) CEO Richwell Lukonga has said.
The United Namibians Party (UNP) welcomed 34 new members at Mazwa Village in Kavango West’s Musese Constituency.
The party’s Vice Chief Servant, Alfons Hausiku, says he did not expect the turnout, especially since some of the new members defected from other political parties.
Karibib Councillor Melania Ndjago emphasized the vital role small-scale farmers play in food production, income generation, and improving living standards.
During a recent event, Ndjago oversaw the distribution of 80 Boer goats to eight communal farmers, valued at nearly two hundred thousand dollars.
Members of the |Khomanin Traditional Authority gathered at Groot |Aub over the weekend, to discuss issues related to the |Khomanin people and find lasting solutions to the challenges they face.
During the gathering in Groot |Aub, the |Khomanin raised concerns over their lack of access to farming land and concerns with two farms recently purchased for their beneficiation by the government.
India's government is assisting Namibia with grain and other food items for the drought relief programme.
The outgoing High Commissioner of India, Mandarapu Subbarayudu, revealed this during a farewell courtesy call on President Nangolo Mbumba at State House.
Farmers in the Kunene and Omusati regions say non-functional abattoirs and poor livestock infrastructure are primary obstacles to accessing a profitable market.
A local company, South Haven Commodities, has stepped up to rehabilitate the borehole of Dr. Fischer Primary School in the Aminuis Constituency which has been dysfunctional since last year.
