Category: Agriculture
Nam Egg-sellers See Sales Opportunities With Poultry Import Ban
By: Hertha Ekandjo Namibian egg-sellers say that the ban on the import of poultry products from South Africa can provide sales opportunities for every Namibian poultry farmer and poultry product sellers. The Agriculture Ministry recently announced that due to…
Dates Dominate Export Earnings
By: Justicia Shipena Dates were the biggest export earner of horticulture goods during the second quarter of 2023, recording N$25.8 million in export revenue. Tomatoes and vegetable seeds came in second, reporting N$3.3 million and N$1.4 million in revenue,…
Namibia Seeks Indian Millet Expertise
By: Flora Katutiramambo Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water ans Land Reform has embarked on a learning trip to India, especially for millet seed improvement,to boost food security in the country. As part of the trip to that…
Japan’s N$2 Million To Benefit Kavango West Farmers
By:AnnakletaHaikera A Japan-funded joint monitoring mission has set asideN$2 million to aid agricultural organisations in the Kavango West regionto benefit all local farmers. This follows a visit to four projects by the Japanese Embassy this week. The main reason for…
Kavango West Receives 4000 Bags Of Maize Meal ForDrought-Stricken Households
By:Annakleta Haikera The Kavango West Regional Council on Monday received a donation of 4,000 bags of maize meals from renowned businessman Winnie Merzerger, of Metzger Drilling, at Musese Green Scheme in the Kavango West region. The maize meal bags are…
Africa Faces $30 Billion Water And Sanitation Target Challenges – Schlettwein
By: Josefina Lukas, Hertha Ekandjo Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein is concerned about the challenges that are hindering Africa from achieving the sustainable development goal (SDG) 6 target on water security and sanitation. It is estimated…
The Green Scheme Projects: Re-evaluate to Determine Best Possible Modalities in Namibia
By:Josef KefasSheehama The Namibia Agriculture Policy is the overarching policy and can serve as a base for aligning existing policies, laws, and regulations. The policy presents a framework for the design of programmes and projects that will steer the…
The Green Scheme Projects: Re-evaluate to Determine Best Possible Modalities in Namibia
By:Josef KefasSheehama The Namibia Agriculture Policy is the overarching policy and can serve as a base for aligning existing policies, laws, and regulations. The policy presents a framework for the design of programmes and projects that will steer the performance…
Insurance Association Introduces Agriculture/Livestock Insurance ….N$30 million budgeted
By:Hertha Ekandjo The Namibia Special Risks Insurance Association (Nasria), through its Namibia Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), will soon roll-out its agriculture climate change risk insurance solution to the agriculture sector. The risk insurance solution is a tool aimed at proactively…
Agribank Loans Disbursement Increase In 1Q2023/24
By:Staff writer Agricultural loan disbursements by Agribank increased by 40% in 1Q2023/24 (April–June 2023) compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. The recorded increase is mainly driven by triple-digit growth in farmland loans as well as livestock…