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.
The Katima Mulilo Correctional Facility has taken a major step towards agricultural self-sufficiency with the installation of a modern centre pivot irrigation and reticulation system at its old Wenela farm.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has clarified that the 2026 Total Allowable Catch for horse mackerel was determined through a statutory, consultative and science-based process.
The ministry's explanation follows claims of secretive quota cuts.
Drought conditions and the absence of locally produced fish feed continue to hamper the aquaculture sector.
A fish farmer in the Musanga area of the Zambezi Region is appealing to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform to reinstate the procurement of fish feed.
A subsistence farmer in the Kavango West Region's Kaguni village, Domingo Ndara, has been left hopeless after locusts invaded his crop field.
Ndara planted mahangu, beans, maize, and groundnuts; however, from 21 December, he began to notice locusts in the crop field.
An agricultural project in Outjo is making significant contributions to food security in the Kunene Region.
The Harambe O-Yetu project supplies vegetables to school hostels and local shops,
The Namibia National Farmers' Union (NNFU) says there are still a lot of companies that are mistreating their farm workers in Namibia.
Its Acting General Secretary, Frans Kamati, said even though the country's labour laws are clear, they are still being disregarded by some employers.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus has expressed satisfaction with the work being done at the Etunda Green Scheme Irrigation Project in the Omusati Region.
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.
The Sikondo Green Scheme's decision to experiment with the Valour variety of potato this year was not as successful as anticipated.
