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).
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has announced the appointment of new members to the Land Reform Advisory Commission (LRAC).
Keetmanshoop residents are currently receiving training in horticulture, mushroom cultivation and value addition to improve food security and livelihoods.
The training conducted by the University of Namibia (UNAM) started on Monday and will run until Thursday.
The government's efforts to address the water crisis in the eastern parts of the Ohangwena Region are progressing well, as plans to improve water quality in the area gain momentum.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform official (MAFWLR), launched Namibia's One Country-One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative, with mahangu-pearl millet designated as Namibia's priority product.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says World Bee Day must serve as an opportunity to educate people, especially the youth, on the importance of bees and the growing opportunities within sustainable beekeeping.
"Garlic can be chopped up and then put in these containers. We invite food processors to come to Sikondo to see if we can collaborate on garlic processing. When you look at the garlic in all these retailers, it is mostly imported from South Africa. And it's such a simple crop to grow."
