There are renewed calls for urgent improvements in the distribution of food aid to affected communities in the Zambezi Region, with concerns raised over delays and lack of accountability in the current system.
The Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) has taken its awareness campaign to Omaheke, one of the least fish-consuming regions.
The trust took its education awareness to Chief Hosea Kutako Primary School in Aminius.
The Karaku Marine Company beefed up the food security programme at the Marmer Primary School Community Hostel in Aus, ||Kharas Region, with fish products.
Crop production among communal farmers in Namibia is declining, raising serious concern.
This was highlighted by Technical Advisor for Crops and Poultry at Agribank, Hanks Saisai.
The Swakop Uranium Foundation has officially handed over more than one thousand livestock to resettlement farmers in the Erongo Region, boosting rural livelihoods and food security.
The donation is part of the Hope Farm Project, launched last year.
African leaders have been urged to move beyond policy discussions and deliver tangible results for citizens, as the continent charts a new path for agricultural transformation.
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.
Over 70 tonnes of unprocessed rice remain in storage at the Kalimbeza National Rice Project due to processing challenges.
The recent harvest from seven hectares in February produced 1,304 bags of rice.
The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) renewed their strategic partnership aimed at enhancing food security and advancing research, innovation and capacity building in the country’s agriculture sector.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR), has launched the FAO Country Programme Framework to boost food security in Windhoek.
