The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) has assured farmers and the public at large that no traces of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) have been found in the country thus far.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) Inge Zaamwani says the ministry has put precautionary measures into place to prevent the foot and mouth disease (FMD) from entering the country through the South African border.
The Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Deputy Minister says Namibia's agricultural future depends entirely on the hands, hearts and minds of young people.
She made these remarks at Oniipa in the Oshikoto region during the agri-youth engagement.
Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries, and Land Reform, led by Deputy Minister Ruth Masake, held a meeting with youth in the Zambezi Region to discuss opportunities and challenges they face.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Land Reform has observed a heavy locust infestation in the Lake Lyambezi belt areas of Muyako to Kapani in the Zambezi Region.
A farmer from Kongola, Glenn Shebo, is concerned that unserviced tractors will delay their cultivation process this season.
Shebo blamed the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform for allegedly sending them dysfunctional tractors after they paid for the service.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform is hosting the Strategy for the Transformation of the Agri-food Sector (STAS) workshop.
The workshop aims to kick-start the implementation of the strategy and discuss financing modalities as well as monitoring and evaluation.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to deliver sustainable and durable solutions to the water challenges currently affecting communities countrywide.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform said that, despite significant strides in the supply of potable water to households, sanitation remains a major concern.
Inge Zaamwani said that 40% of households nationally still practice open defecation.
An outbreak of African Migratory Locusts has been reported in various parts of the Zambezi Region.
