Category: Agriculture
Nam Chasing The Wind On Agri Expenditure Commitments
…as it fails to meet its Malabo Declaration Promises Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Since 2019, the Namibian government has failed to stick to its agricultural expenditure commitment and has struggled to boost agriculture's annual contribution to GDP. The country has only managed…
Costly Animal Feed Limiting Large Feedlot Investment
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Large Scale Feedlot setup is failing to attract capital investment in Namibia due to the high cost of imported animal feed from South Africa, according to the Meat Board of Namibia in their April Livestock Marketing analysis. The…
Why Are We Drilling For Fossil Fuels When We Could Be Planting Hemp?
The 2023 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report on the impacts of climate change has just been released and the outlook is bleak.We need to act now if we want our children to have any future or a habitable…
Border Closed For A Variety Of Veggies
By: Ngiinomenwa-vali Erastus Local production for butternuts, green and coloured pepper, cucumber, pumpkins, sweet potato, and plum tomato will be sufficient for local demands for the period of April 2023. Thus, the border will be closed for the importation…
Subsidies from Wealthy Nations Disproportionately Harm Poorer Countries, New Study Finds
By: Staff writer A new research, supported by New Oceana has found that harmful fisheries subsidies from wealthy nations like China, Spain, and the United States are disproportionately impacting poorer nations like Namibia , Guinea-Bissau and Somalia that depend on…
Namibia To Expand Ties With China In South-South Cooperation
By:Staff writer Namibia will sign a tripartite agreement for the second phase of the South-South cooperation program with China and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations later this year. The statement was made Monday by Jona Musheko,…
Agri Sector Not Out Of The Woods
By:Justicia Shipena The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has warned that the agriculture sector is not out of the woods yet and is faced with enormous headwinds. The state-owned financial institution stated this in its market watch report for the…
The Neckartal Dam: The Hallmark And Sleeping Giant of !Karas …… community members air their views
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus As plans get in motion to utilise the 800 million cubic metre body of water in one of the most improvised and less populated regions, the community is worried about how the Dam can economically empower them. The…
No Cattle in Bwabwata, Gov Maintains
By:Fransina Nghidengwa The Minister Of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta says that no cattle is allowed in the Bwabwata National Park due to livestock disease. According to Minister Shifeta, the presence of cattle constitutes a threat to the spreading…
Rundu Town Council Leaves Gardener WithDismay
By:Annakleta Haikera 60-year old pensioner Dumingos Kativa, living at Kaisosi 1 settlenent in the town of Rundu, Kavango East region, on Tuesday was filled with dismay after officials of the Town Council allegedly demolished his garden from which he earns…