Adelheid Ambunda has turned a small poultry project, initially started to support her daughter's university studies, into a growing business in the Omusati Region.
Ambunda started poultry farming in 2021 at her village home in Okahala, with 34 hens and two cocks of the Sasso breed.
A group of four young people in Tsumkwe is proving that determination and teamwork can create opportunities.
The group is managing a community garden and poultry initiative, overcoming challenges such as water shortages and diseases affecting the chickens.
The Okashana Rural Development Centre at Omuthiya, under the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, continues to empower local poultry farmers through the chicken revolving plan.
The centre strives to proactively capacitate rural communities, primarily in the Oshikoto Region and neighbouring regions.
Simon Onesmus, a 34-year-old from the Oshana Region, owns a promising poultry farming business.
The Kavango West Regional Council has taken the initiative to empower its communities through diverse development programmes.
The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agricultural Bank of Namibia, held a two-day workshop on poultry farming at Omitivine village in the Aminuis constituency.
