Category: Agriculture
The Basic Care During the Winter Lambing and Kidding Season
By: Erastus Ngaruka During the winter season, small stock (goat and sheep) farmers always have a big task at hand of ensuring that the lambing (sheep birth) and kidding (goat birth) season progresses well with fewer or no complications in…
Namibia Can Produce 800 Tons of Avocados … local production could save the country about N$16 million annually
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia has the potential to produce over 800 tons of avocados annually for the local market, potentially saving over N$16 million currently spent on avocado imports each year. This insight comes from a 2024 Market…
GIPF CEO Sees Potential in Blueberry Sector
By: Justicia Shipena Martin Inkumbi, the chief executive officer of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), has identified significant potential in Namibia’s blueberry sector. Inkumbi made this observation during a recent visit to the Kavango West and East…
Borders Open for Five Vegetables Only
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Local farmers in Namibia can adequately meet the domestic demand for eight of the 20 specialised controlled products for July, while partially meeting the demand for seven more. This has led the Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB)…
Horticulture Production Increases in Kavango West
By: Annakleta Haikera Horticulture production in the Kavango West region has seen significant growth, with the number of gardens increasing to 50 as of 2023. This is according to Governor Sirkka Ausiku who announced that horticulture producers have…
No Permit Needed for Backyard Fish Farming
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has clarified that no permit is required to establish small-scale fish ponds for personal consumption. This announcement aims to encourage self-sufficiency in food production among local communities. In an…
Elephants Destroy Water Points in Zambezi’s Katete Village
By: Frans Sinengela Human-wildlife conflict continues to devastate rural communities dependent on natural resources such as forestry, rivers, and land. These shared resources inevitably lead to conflicts between humans and wildlife. In the latest incident, a farmer in…
Higher Learning Institutions Urged to Prioritise Potato Seed Production
By: Juliana Iikela Horticulturist Jesiah Shipingana has called on institutions of higher learning to initiate programs for producing and treating potato seeds within Namibia. He highlighted that the high cost of potatoes in stores is often due to import…
Steenhuisen Appointment to Have "No Impact" on Namibia’s Agriculture Sector
By: Loise Shiimi Local horticulturists do not expect the appointment of South African opposition leader John Steenhuisen as the neighbouring country’s Agriculture Minister to have any significant impact on Namibia. The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) leader, Steenhuisen, was…
Ohangwena’s N$250 Million Aquifer to Boost Northern Water Supply
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus and Hertha Ekandjo The government will allocate N$250 million from the N$3.3 billion (including N$1.8 billion in loans) set aside for water infrastructure to develop the Ohangwena Aquifer, making it the second primary source of bulk…