President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah assessed the progress at the Ekoka Brown Field Green scheme project in the Ohangwena Region.
The Ekoka Green scheme project seeks to develop a sustainable, irrigation-based farming initiative focused on maize and vegetable production.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has visited the Etunda Green Scheme project in the Omusati Region today as part of her regional agricultural tour.
On Friday Dr Nandi-Ndaitwah assessed the banana and grape plantations, production sites and a feedlot construction site.
Epukiro Constituency Councillor Pineal Pakarae has expressed admiration for the Otjimati farming communities for working toward addressing food security at household levels despite the enormous challenges they face.
Meanwhile, a cattle parade show at the Omaludi Festival was called off at the last minute after an untested buffalo was spotted roaming the Okongo area.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced the cancellation and apologised to exhibitors and visitors who traditionally enjoy the segment.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare is pleased with the progress made by the community garden project in Otjombinde, which aims to assist with food security for local soup kitchens and create jobs for many unemployed young people.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) has issued a state of alert over an invasion of locust swarms in some parts of the Hardap Region.
Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) Anselm Marungu says the ministry will continue to ensure safe practices of biodiversity in rural areas to help unlock wealth and job opportunities to address poverty amongst communities living there.
Farmers from the Kavango East Regional Farmers Union have high expectations for Meatco's new Northern Communal Areas (NCA) CEO.
Timotheus Kativa has been appointed Meatco's CEO for the new Northern Communal Areas.
The farmers met Kativa during an engagement at Rundu on Wednesday.
Conservancies are not just conservation areas, but they are institutions driving development, securing services, and creating opportunities.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has announced livestock movement restrictions in the Ohangwena and Kavango West regions, following a new threat from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
