Changing weather conditions and Africa’s severe poverty demand tough, easy-to-care-for livestock. The answer, says breeder Deon Vlok, is indigenous veld goats.
Month: October 2022
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Finance insight with Mekupi Kambatuku – Why saving is important for farmers
We have stated a lot in relation to farm financial management and financial literacy for farmers. Financial literacy for farmers intends to equip farmers with the knowledge and understanding of financial matters of farming operations.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Agri-sector could save Namibian youth
It is a critical time for Namibia. With a large, growing youth population – the majority living in rural areas – and a limited amount of arable land, the world is looking to Namibia and by extension, Africa’s potential for growth and prosperity.
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Strategic farming under microscope
Farmers from all walks of life are expected to converge on the Agra Ring in Windhoek in two weeks for the much-anticipated strategic farming seminar.
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GIPF paves way for Ondangwa office
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), the largest pension fund in the country, procured land for the construction of a new N$38.3 million office complex at Ondangwa in the Oshana region. The fund held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, 30 September 2022, paving the way for the construction of the new facility.
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LPO advocates for contract slaughtering
The Livestock Producers’ Organisation (LPO) remains adamant that contract slaughtering at Meatco could significantly reduce operating costs at the State-owned enterprise, which would increase the sustainability of the business.
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NASRIA set to unveil agricultural insurance scheme
Namibia Special Risks Insurance Limited (NASRIA) will soon unveil its much-anticipated new product, the Namibia Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), which will insure crop and livestock farmers against natural calamities sustainably.
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Recon Africa reaches test well target depth
Reconnaissance Energy Africa (Recon Africa), along with its joint venture partner, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), last week confirmed the target depth was reached at its third stratigraphic test well in the Kavango basin.
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Opinion – Manufacturing can turn Namibia’s economy around
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) released the results of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2022, at a media briefing held on the 28 September 2022, //Kharas region.
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Opinion – Shrinkflation is fraud against consumers
In recent years, the term shrinkflation has become common in economics classes. This is a condition when a manufacturer of certain products reduces a product’s size and quantity while maintaining its current market price unchanged, leaving a consumer to pay the same amount for less.