Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare says he is impressed with the irrigation system and solar powered water pumping system at the Gaidip Agricultural farm.
 
Dr Ngurare wants the system at a farm located at the banks of the Orange River in the ||Kharas Region replicated in other regions.
 

A lifelong dream has come true for Karasburg farmer Blasius Stephanus, who can finally call a piece of land his own thanks to the government's land distribution programme.

The Government of Japan, in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Namibia and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform (MAFWLR), donated N$48 million towards the agriculture sector. 

Land acquisition for agricultural projects was one of the most pressing issues raised by participants during an information session on the National Youth Development Fund application process.

Simon Onesmus, a 34-year-old from the Oshana Region, owns a promising poultry farming business. 

The Grape Growers Association has highlighted several challenges facing the industry, such as restrictions preventing the export of selected products to neighbouring South Africa.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has inaugurated the N$500 million Gaidip Oasis Agricultural Project near the banks of the Orange River in the ||Kharas Region.

Dr. Ngurare inaugurated the project on behalf of President Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reiterated that agriculture remains the backbone of national development, with food security driving economic stability. 

Plans are underway to reopen the Tsumis Arid Zone Agricultural College (TAZAC) at Tsumis Park in the Hardap Region.

This comes after Hardap Governor Rian McNab submitted a proposal to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform requesting permission to carry out the plan.

Namibia's Ambassador to Angola aims to prioritise collaboration in water, agriculture, ICT and oil and gas between the two countries. 

Ambassador Leonard Iipumbu made the announcement during an interview with NBC News at the Namibian embassy in Luanda.