NAB announces grain seeds and fertiliser subsidy deadline

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The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has reminded commercial and surplus producers to apply for the grain seeds and fertilisers subsidy for the 2024/2025 planting season.

The subsidy programme ends on February 15.

Subsistence farmers hopeful this year

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Subsistence farmers in the northern regions have welcomed the abundant rainfall that has been pouring since last week.

They are hoping that the pattern remains for better yields and grazing land.

Kavango East farmers hopeful after good rains

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Subsistence farmers in the Kavango East Region are hopeful of a better harvest following consistent rainfall.

While some farmers were already planting, others were clearing their crop fields. Crops have also started to germinate for those who planted early.

Lumpy skin disease outbreak detected in Okakarara

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The Directorate of Veterinary Services has detected an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the Okakarara constituency of the Otjozondjupa Region.

So far, 39 cattle showed clinical signs of the disease, and two have died.

Poultry industry plays key role in reducing unemployment in Namibia

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The poultry industry has had a great deal to do with addressing unemployment in Namibia.

The Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, remarked this when she consulted with stakeholders in that sector on the opportunities and challenges to its expected growth and development.

Young Namibians embrace livestock farming as profitable business

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Young Namibians are changing the status quo by embracing the selling off of some of their livestock to earn a living, as opposed to the traditional way of keeping them.

Livestock farming does not only contribute to food security and livelihoods, but it is also a means of income generation.

Namibia hosts global biodiversity conference

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Namibia takes center stage in the global biodiversity conversation as it hosts the eleventh session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in the capital.