Category: Agriculture
Opinion: Rainfall Alone Cannot Guarantee Optimal Rangeland Recovery
By: Erastus Ngaruka A rangeland refers to land inhabited by native plants (grass, forbs, shrubs and trees) and utilised by domestic and wild animals. Rangelands offer direct or indirect support to all forms of life and are the cheapest…
EIF and DBN Collaborate to Raise Green Funding
Nghiinomenwa-Vali Erastus The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) have entered into an agreement aimed at raising green funding to strengthen climate change resilience across the country. The two entities will implement…
Lung Sickness Outbreak Detected in Kunene Region
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform’s Directorate of Veterinary Services has imposed animal movement restrictions in parts of the Kunene region following an outbreak of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in Okapundja, located about…
Youth Leader Sub-leases Resettlement Farm to Chinese Company
By: Juliana Iikela Members of the Wisdom Youth Organisation are frustrated over their dismissal from a farm they claim was granted to them by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform in 2015. The farm, situated near Otavi,…
Agribank Pledges to Assist Fruit Farmers
By: Ludorf Iyambo Agribank’s northern branch has expressed readiness to assist farmers in closing Namibia’s fruit import gap. This announcement follows recent reports by the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) that 96% of the fruits consumed in the country are…
Progress on Banana Trials in Zambezi – NAB says
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) says it is making positive progress towards its ongoing banana trials in the Zambezi region. The trials have shown promising outcomes, with banana plants demonstrating robust growth and no signs of…
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)…