A young female livestock farmer at the ARAF Trade Fair urged her peers to participate in agricultural shows and overcome challenges. The four-day ARAF trade fair at Usakos provided a platform for farmers to showcase their livestock at the agricultural show. Just like last year, 33-year-old Elaine Kharuxas stood out, as she was the only […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the Omaheke Region is a strategic hub for cattle farming and serves as a major economic driver for both the local economy and Namibia’s trading relations within markets abroad. Dr Nandi-Ndaitwah, who was speaking during an engagement with farmers in the region, said commercial farmers have a role to play in […]
The Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show has commenced for 2025, attracting farmers, agribusinesses and industry professionals from across the country. Last year, the show welcomed over 64,000 visitors and showcased over 1,950 animals. For Bonnie Nieuwoudt, the owner of Bonbonnic Simbres, it is the second time participating in the Windhoek Agriculture Show. He is fairly […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, tabled the Land Bill, which relates to land reform, land allocation, and land management. Zaamwani said the bill will restore the dignity of those who have not just been displaced due to oppression but also lost their cultural heritage and experienced disruptions in social […]
An agreement to revive the Ondangwa Northern Tannery project, which has been dormant for 15 years, was signed in Windhoek on Friday. The operational agreement for the tannery was signed between the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy, the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) and the investor Desert Planet Industries (NPI). The Ondangwa Northern Tannery […]
The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has launched the Potato Development Scheme, an initiative to reduce imports and stimulate local production. The NAB will provide a 50% subsidy, while Agribank will provide loans for input financing. Potatoes rank among the most consumed products in Namibia. The Potato Development Scheme aims to boost food security and open […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibian farmers can learn valuable lessons from the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market. The President, accompanied by a delegation of business representatives, toured the facility, which offers a full range of fruits and vegetables and supplies food service and grocery businesses across the United States. The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, located at […]
While the residents of Kabulabula in the Zambezi Region are still feasting on the meat distributed to them after the stampede of buffaloes in the area, authorities in Zambia have issued a warning to the general public, restraining them from tampering with any dead wild animal this season because they are hot spots for anthrax. […]
Santam Namibia has partnered with former Miss Namibia Prisca Anyolo and Urban Harvest in launching a climate-smart food project to help fight poverty at Dordabis Settlement. The Dordabis Project under Miss Namibia 2024 Prisca Anyolo’s Crowning Garden initiative seeks to alleviate hunger and malnutrition by enabling community members to take ownership of their food security […]
More than 90 buffaloes died by drowning early on Tuesday morning, after trampling on each other near Kavimba Village at Kabulabula in Zambezi’s Kabbe North. Preliminary reports suggest that the buffaloes were fleeing roaming lions that were chasing them from the Botswana side, which forced them to cross the Chobe River into Namibia. A ranger […]
