The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources has expressed disappointment with the state of the Kalimbeza Rice Project in the Zambezi Region. 

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources has called on the Zambezi Regional leadership to work in unity and ensure that officials are held accountable for the development in the region.

The Wet Landed Small Pelagic Association commended the government for introducing a strict 2% bycatch threshold for fishing companies.

If a vessel is not licensed to land certain marine species, only 5% are permitted to be caught as bycatch.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has commenced water surveys to establish boreholes for a large-scale irrigation project on a 140-hectare brownfield site in Ekoka village, east of Okongo in the Ohangwena Region.

The board of directors of the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) held a stakeholder engagement this morning with producers and traders in the Zambezi Region. 

The Governor of the Kavango East Region, Hamunyera Hambyuka, stated that Namibia has much to learn from Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector, particularly in adopting agribusiness models that support successful farming, poverty reduction, and employment creation.

The Mashonaland West Province Agricultural Show officially opened on Thursday in Chinhoyi, attracting large crowds and featuring products and services from hundreds of vendors.

The Namibian Organic Association held its second Organic Agriculture and Agro-ecology conference today.

The conference looked at how to reduce the use of pesticides and other harmful synthetic chemicals to protect the environment and minimise health risks.

Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) is currently installing and commissioning a new power line at Kuiseb to minimise disruptions and ensure reliable water supply systems in the Erongo Region.

The Namibian government has resettled 5,518 beneficiaries under the Land Reform Programme.

This is inclusive of 26 who just completed an induction on infrastructure, livestock management, rangeland, fodder production, poultry, crop, and proper marketing and received allotment letters.