The executives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) conducted a visit to the Oshikoto regional leadership as part of ongoing engagements to address water scarcity challenges affecting communities in that region.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia's fishing industry must do more to ensure that fish is accessible to Namibians, calling for stronger local fish markets across the country.
The Kavango West Region has introduced a number of projects to address socio-economic developments such as unemployment, poverty, food insecurity, and climate-related vulnerabilities, among others.
The much-awaited second phase of the Neckartal Dam 19-thousand-hectare irrigation project is gaining momentum, with the project viability assessment currently underway.
Ongwediva Mayor Naemi Amuthenu has launched the Mayor's Community Backyard Gardening Project aimed at improving food security and promoting self-reliance among residents of the town.
A medium-scale farmer at the Sikondo Green Scheme in the Kavango West Region is harvesting his first batch of potatoes after receiving support from the Namibia Agronomic Board under the potato subsidy scheme.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masaka, has called on the community of Aussenkehr to utilise government-subsidised programmes to boost food security and agricultural development.
She made the call during her familiarisation visit to the ||Kharas Region.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has recorded 1,2 million hectares of land burnt by wildfires, totalling 1,300 fire outbreaks countrywide in 2025.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has recorded 1,2 million hectares of land burnt by wildfires, totalling 1,300 fire outbreaks countrywide in 2025.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masake, has called for a shift from exporting raw agricultural commodities domestically to create jobs.
