The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruth Masake, has encouraged farming communities in the Omaheke Region to embrace continuous improvement in livestock breeding.
Masake was speaking at the 5th annual RiVeKa livestock production auction at Okorukambe.
The Hoveka Traditional Authority's leader, Turimuro Hoveka, has urged farmers in the Omaheke Region to share surplus of their crops with vulnerable residents.
Speaking at his homestead at Ombujonganga Village, Ombara Hoveka said he expects a better harvest of more than ten tonnes of cowpeas.
The Epukiro Constituency Office, in collaboration with Grateful Hearts Charity and Jessica High 5 Foundation, donated clothing and shoes to ten villages in the constituency that are home to the San community.
A former farm employee at Talana No. 199 in the Okorukambe Constituency in the Omaheke Region is now residing in the corridor along the road after cutting ties with his former employer late last year.
Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate and various heads of institutions in the region are working to strengthen safety measures following the recent brutal killings of innocent lives.
The chairperson of the Ozombahe Farmers Cooperative at Omitara in the Okorukambe Constituency, Willem Haoseb, is pleased with the progress made in terms of poverty alleviation and job creation for local people.
Ozombaze Farmers' Cooperative donated food items to Omitara's Otjivero Combined School in the Omaheke Region.
The Chairperson of the Cooperative, Willem Haoseb, indicated that if all goes according to plan, they will extend assistance to community members in the Omitara settlement.
The leaders of some traditional authorities in the Omaheke Region said they are in agreement with the commemoration of the Genocide Remembrance Day on the 28th of May.
Given the above-average rainfall that has been experienced in the Omaheke Region, it is expected that the farming communities will have a bumper harvest and rear good quality livestock while contributing meaningfully to the country's economy.
The lack of key services such as health facilities, schools, road infrastructure, and proper network coverage for mobile phones and radios negatively affects the living standards of those residing in some villages in the Epukiro Constituency.
