Category: Agriculture
Livestock Farmers Urged To Submit Their Drought Claims
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Agriculture and Water Ministry is inviting all farmers who are affected by droughts to submit their claims for funding assistance as they try to manoeuvre the harsh reality of dry conditions. The assistance for the farmers includes…
The Border Closed For 11 Fresh Produce Except For Washed Potatoes
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Expected production figures for the month of June 2023 show that local producers will be able to meet the local demand for 11 special controlled horticultural products. However, the country will still be importing nine of the products,…
Drought And Hunger Led To Suspected Food Poisoning, Says Councillor
Annakleta Haikera Thirteen people have died from suspected food poisoning after eating dinner at a homestead at Kayova village, Ndiyona Constituency, in the Kavango East region. The food was consumed on Saturday and the first two deaths were recorded in…
Namibia Plans To Use Green Hydrogen Locally As Well
Justicia Shipena The hydrogen generated by green hydrogen projects in Namibia will also be used locally. This is according to Green Hydrogen Commissioner James Mnyupe, who touched on Namibia's local use of hydrogen during the signing ceremony of the Feasibility…
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,…