A farmer in the Vaalgras district in the ||Kharas Region received the surprise of his life when one of his goats delivered a highly unusual and rare litter.
The goat gave birth to six kids.
This is just short of a world record, which is set at seven kids.
Residents of Okorukurure Village in Otjinene are capitalising on abundant underground water to venture into crop production.
A farmer at Okorukurure village, Petoorua Mujoro, stressed the inhabitants came together 20 years ago and agreed that every household should own a garden for food security.
Residents of the ||Kharas Region have called for preferential employment opportunities at the National Neckartal Irrigation Project.
They made the call during a recent community engagement with government-appointed project consultants, Dunamis Consulting Engineers, in Keetmanshoop.
|Khomas Governor, Sam Nujoma, has identified agriculture, youth entrepreneurship and skills development as remaining key priorities for economic growth.
Delivering the State of the Region Address, Nujoma said the region is supporting Namibia's goal of achieving food self-sufficiency by 2030.
Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi, during his State of Region Address at Omuthiya, identified water provision, agriculture, network connectivity, education, roads, health, and security and justice as areas of priority.
The much-awaited second phase of the Neckartal Dam 19-thousand-hectare irrigation project is gaining momentum, with the project viability assessment currently underway.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan have urged each other to translate their strong historic ties into practical economic cooperation that delivers tangible benefits for citizens.
Two unemployed men from Shañondho Village in the Mukwe Constituency of the Kavango East Region have planted five hectares of sunflowers as a way to keep themselves occupied.
Over the past few days, the Kharas and Hardap regions have experienced heavy rain and hailstorms. To gain insight into how this weather has affected local farmers, NBC News spoke to local farmer Jacob Kruger, who said that his livestock were not harmed despite the harsh weather conditions.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masake, has called for a shift from exporting raw agricultural commodities domestically to create jobs.
