Category: Agriculture
419,761 Live Chickens (Mostly Chicks) Imported in 11 Months
By the end of November 2025, Namibia had imported 419,761 live chickens. Most of these are day-old chicks from South Africa. In November 2025 alone, the country imported 43,600 live chickens. As at the end of November 2025,…
Mutete Remains a Staple Crop for Kavango Households
By: Annakleta Haikera Mutete (hibiscus) continues to play a vital role in household food security in the Kavango East and Kavango West regions, with an estimated 80 percent of residents growing the leafy vegetable in their backyard gardens for…
First-Time Garlic Farmer Yields 1,500 kg Harvest
By: Loise Shiimi Inonge Mutwa, a beginner garlic grower, recently celebrated her first successful harvest of 1,500 kg in November 2025. Mutwa began her journey in garlic cultivation during the Covid-19 pandemic, motivated by the high demand and soaring prices…
Kavango Farmers Hope for Good Harvest Amid Insect Concerns
By: Annakleta Haikera During the festive season, The Villager visited several subsistence farmers in both the Kavango East and West regions, where mixed reactions were recorded regarding the current rainy season. Many farmers expressed optimism that the…
Resettled Farmer Details His Journey: The Importance of Access to Land
By: Mathias Hangala Emerging livestock farmer, Blasius Stephanus of Karasburg can finally call a piece of land his own. This came after benefiting from a resettlement programme. Stephanus was resettled on the Retreat Farm in the…
Take Advantage of the Rain and Plough – Farmers Union
By: Annakleta Haikera Kavango West Farmers Union chairperson, Johannes Hausiku, advised subsistence farmers, who mostly depend on the rainy season for food production, to take advantage of the rainfall and commence with ploughing. According to Hausiku, farmers can continue using…
Nam Has Potential to Produce Cheaper Green Ammonia
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A comparative study by a German research institution has indicated that Namibia could produce green ammonia more competitively, enabling the production of fertilisers and decarbonisation of the agricultural sector. This can be attributed to Namibia’s favourable location…
Farmers Urged to Diversify Crops This Planting Season
By: Loise Shiimi As the planting season approaches, farmer Tomas Kanime has encouraged subsistence farmers to begin incorporating vegetables into their fields, shifting away from the traditional focus on millet, maize, and beans. “There is a need…
36,260 Day-old Chicks Imported from SA in 2 Months
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the two months of September and October 2025, Namibia imported 36,260 day-old chicks as inputs for its poultry sector. This brings the year-to-date (January to October 2025) import of live birds to 376,161…
Electricity Cost Green Schemes N$34.9 Million in Past 12 Months
By: Annakleta Haikera High electricity tariffs and frequent power outages are placing financial pressure on the green schemes in both Kavango East and Kavango West. At the recent stakeholder engagement with green scheme farm managers hosted by…