The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) says there is a need to unlock a grant investment model that can sustain environmental projects for communities beyond their funding cycle.
The Executive Commissioner for Agriculture at the Ovaherero Traditional Authority says farmers need to ensure the optimum health of their animals for them to produce more.
Dr. Baby Kaurivi-Katunahange said this during a livestock health education meeting at the HereroFest in Okahandja.
Recurrent drought and locust outbreaks continue to impact smallholder farmers with agriculture-based livelihoods, making them vulnerable to food insecurity and undernutrition.
The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (AgriBank), through its Agri Advisory Services Division, conducted a mentorship workshop for its clients at Mariental in the Hardap Region.
The late rains towards the end of March have left farmers doubting the survival of their farming enterprises.
On top of the late rains, farmers are unhappy with the rock-bottom prices they receive for their livestock at auctions.
The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) says most farmers are faced with severe forage scarcity due to the poor rainfall experienced this year.
Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua says the completion of the biomass project at Otjiwarongo would help address developmental hindrances such as drought.
Thirty communal farmers received quality goat rams from the Berseba Constituency Office to enhance the quality of their livestock and transform their farming.
Agriculture is becoming popular among young people as a means to make a living.
30-year-old Petrus Muyeve from Karibib is one such person who turned his erf into a garden, and it's now paying off.
Muyeve migrated to Karibib from Rundu in search of a better life for himself and his three children.
The World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Namibian Agronomic Board, recently handed over essential farming equipment to two small-scale farmers in the Zambezi Region. This initiative aims to support and enhance agricultural productivity in the area.
