Category: Agriculture
Nedbank Calls For Increased Support of Agriculture Sector
By: Fransina Nghidengwa Nedbank Namibia’s head of business banking, John-James Tromp, has called for increased financial support for the agriculture sector, highlighting the struggles faced by agricultural small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in accessing bank loans. Tromp emphasised…
Omufituwekuta Community Forest Receives N$700,000 UNDP Grant
By: Loise Shiimi Fifteen villages within the Omufituwekuta community forest in the Ohangwena region will benefit from the United Nations Development Program’s socio-economic improvement grant. So far, 31 community households have received over 300 small livestock as startup…
Weak Financial Viability for Large-Scale Feedlot Drives Live Export
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Over the past four months, Namibia has marketed 122,142 heads of cattle, with 74,381 of these exported live as weaners, primarily to South African feedlots. This was revealed in the Livestock and Livestock Products Board…
Zambezi Region Can De-Risk Namibia From Rain Dependence
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia must develop and capitalise on the available water sources such as the floodplains in the Zambezi region for agricultural purposes to minimise the impact of the prevailing drought on livelihoods. This is according to…
NAB Challenges Fruit Farmers to Meet 50% of Local Demand
By: Loise Shiimi The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) has set an ambitious target for the country’s fruit farmers to produce 50% of Namibia’s fruit needs within the next 20 years. Currently, the country satisfies only 4% of its fruit…
Women Own 30% of Namibian Farms
By: Hertha Ekandjo Recent data from the Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) indicates that about 30% of horticulture farmers in Namibia are women, while approximately 70% are men. This statistic reflects the proportion of female farm owners compared to their…
Only 18% of White Maize Demand Can Be Met Locally
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Projections from the Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) indicate that local white maize production will only reach 32,394 tons for the 2023/24 harvesting year, while the country’s demand stands at 180,000 tons. This shortfall underscores the risks…
The Unexplored Gem of Olives
By: Dwight Links The recent Namibia-Spain forum brought forth an intriguing suggestion from Spanish experts: the adoption of a climate-resistant crop into Namibia’s agricultural sector. Both Namibia and Spain face significant drought challenges, with Spain enduring eight years of…
Namibia’s Fertiliser Consumption Falls Short of Abuja Declaration Mandates
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia is among countries yet to meet the mandated 50 kg/ha fertiliser consumption threshold set by the Abuja Declaration. This was revealed by Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Anna Shiweda, during the Africa…
Kavango East Green Schemes Set to Begin Sunflower Oil Production
By: Annakleta Haikera The Shadikongoro Green Scheme Irrigation Project and the Sikondo Green Scheme Irrigation Project are set to commence processing sunflower seeds into cooking oil. This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform following…