The Orutumbo Farmers Association has successfully held an agricultural show aimed at creating a link between farmers and various stakeholders at Okotjituuo Village in the Okakarara Constituency.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said she will do everything in her power to ensure that the difficulties experienced by green schemes are addressed.
The President is on a mission to make sure that the country feeds itself and is asking for everyone to play their part.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says she is satisfied with the progress made by some green schemes in the Kavango East Region.
The President visited Shadikongoro and Ndonga Linena on Thursday and said she noticed significant improvement in their operations.
A resettled commercial farmer at Okorukambe in the Omaheke Region, Agnes Tjiramba, has urged fellow farmers to come up with ways to address developmental challenges.
Retired nurse Tjiramba said agriculture has the potential to solve many socio-economic challenges.
The farming communities at Erindirozombaka in the Otjombinde Constituency have prioritised crop production to address food shortages at the household level.
This is after the community drilled boreholes with the assistance from the government.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Land Reform questioned the industry's N$300 million contribution to government coffers, while the sector's revenue in 2024 was N$14 billion.
This week, Minister Inge Zaamwani is consulting various sub-sectors of the fishing industry at Walvis Bay.
The number of unoccupied farms in the ||Kharas Region has been reduced from over 30 to eleven over the past 10 years.
This was revealed by the Deputy Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Albertus Engelbrecht.
The ||Kharas Communal Land Board has called for the expansion of communal land in the region to ease pressure on existing farming areas.
The Omaheke Regional Council, in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister, has started clearing a 13-hectare piece of land earmarked for a community garden.
The land is on the outskirts of Talismanus in the Otjombinde Constituency.
To address food security in the region, the Oshana Regional Council produced six tonnes of mahangu and 310 kilograms of beans from its four crop fields in four constituencies, namely Okatjali, Uukwiyuushona, Ompundja and Uuvudhiya.
