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…
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…
First Salmon Farm Targets 2026 Harvest
By: Justicia Shipena The Benguela Blue Aqua Farming, which yesterday held its groundbreaking initiative for the continent’s first salmon farm at Lüderitz, is targeting an inaugural harvest by December 2026. The initiative marks the establishment of Namibia’s first…
Southern Africa’s Cereal Crops Under Threat: FAO Issues Alert
By: Justicia Shipena The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has sounded the alarm over the precarious state of cereal crops in parts of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), including Namibia, citing adverse impacts expected in the…
2024 Maize Production Down By 50%
By: Hertha Ekandjo Maize production in the communal areas of Zambezi, Kavango East, and Kavango West regions has seen a significant decline, with estimates at 3,400 metric tons (MT), marking a 50% decrease from last season’s production of…
Dâure Daman Chief Calls for Rural Inclusion in Green Hydrogen Scholarships
By: Justicia Shipena Chief Sakarias Seibeb of the Dâure Daman Traditional Authority has urged a reassessment of the eligibility criteria for the Green Hydrogen Scholarship Programme to ensure the participation of rural communities and dropouts. Seibeb voiced this concern…
Shifeta Sounds Alarm Over Deforestation in Miombo Ecoregion
By: Justicia Shipena Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta, has expressed concerns over the escalating deforestation and unsustainable exploitation of forest resources in the Miombo ecoregion in southern Africa. Covering approximately 2 million square kilometres across…