The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has confirmed that disciplinary action was taken against the Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency’s (AMTA's) former Managing Director and its former senior manager for Finance and Logistics after employees unduly benefited from the company's fi

Government continues to promote household and national food security.

This is done through the funding of agronomic activities, strategic food reserves or silos, and fresh produce hubs.

Namibians are mourning a youth activist and agriculturalist, Jacob Hamutenya (36), who died in a fatal car accident on Sunday.

Hamutenya and another passenger died at the scene, while the female passenger succumbed to injuries at the hospital.

Titus Sitentu, the Operational Manager for the Rundu Fresh Produce Business Hub at the Agro Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA), asserts that access to markets for farmers in the Zambezi Region is not a concern, as AMTA actively finds markets for them.

Police in the Zambezi region have raised concerns over a surge in vehicle scams, with five cases recorded in just three months.

The Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency's silo capacity for grain storage currently stands at 22,900 metric tonnes.

However, AMTA's Corporate Communication Officer says this is not enough to meet Namibia's current grain demand.