The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Ruthy Masake has called upon the farming community in the Omaheke Region to improve productivity and develop value chains.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the SADC region has prioritised critical industrial sectors to curb heavy import reliance and maximise finished product exports. 

Trade tariffs imposed by the United States are negatively affecting Namibia's export earnings, having disrupted established value chains and decreasing competitiveness in traded goods.