One local crop farmer from Epukiro in the Omaheke Region has urged others to stop working in isolation. 

Maria Kathora started her journey on a tiny patch of land back in 2001.

A total of Eleven million dollars was raised at the launch of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) National Taskforce and Support Fund.
The event demonstrated a successful public-private partnership, with farming unions and financial institutions coming together to pledge their support.

Namibia plans to position itself to unlock a new frontier of economic growth through developing a salmon farming industry.
 

The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in neighboring countries threatens Namibia's economic growth, disrupts trade, impacts animal health, and reduces income.|

This was the combined view of industry experts on the prevailing FMD outbreak in South Africa, Botswana, and Lesotho.
 

At least 350 cattle have been rustled from Botswana's northwestern border villages in the Okavango District to Zambia through Namibia between 2022 and 2025, as cross-border criminal activities continue to rise.

The Sikondo Green Scheme in Kavango West has planted five hectares of rice as an experiment.
 
If successful, the green scheme would be the first in the country to plant rice under center pivot irrigation.
 

Some fish farmers in Kavango East have now resorted to letting their fish feed on the plant material found in and around the ponds for six months. 

Farmers say they are unable to secure subsidised fish feed from the government due to shortages. 

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) has received a fleet of vehicles under the Livestock Support Programme to strengthen veterinary services in the Northern Communal Areas.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR), Inge Zaamwani, has said any individual who wishes to practise must be duly registered with the Veterinary Council of Namibia.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) has assured farmers and the public at large that no traces of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) have been found in the country thus far.