Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR), Inge Zaamwani, says despite Namibia's status as a Foot and Mouth Disease free (FMD) zone, developments in neighbouring countries necessitate heightened surveillance and vigilance.

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR), Inge Zaamwani, has called on the ministry's staff to shift their performance culture toward impact-orientated outputs rather than input-focused activities.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) has announced that the government will relocate families who last year returned from Botswana, settling at Farm Otjipaheua.

The Government of Japan, in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Namibia and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform (MAFWLR), donated N$48 million towards the agriculture sector. 

Namibia must jealously guard its disease-free livestock zones to protect the country's agricultural economy.

This is the view of the Deputy Executive Director of the Ministry of  Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) Kingsley Kwenani.

The Directorate of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has confirmed that a case of rabies was detected in a Cape fur seal at the Walvis Bay Lagoon.