If you are a young Namibian farmer, or you want to be one, then Windhoek is the place to be from to 22-25 March next year.
Month: December 2022
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It is not easy to buy food from the shops every day
Nahas Ndevahoma and Isabella Ndevahoma started their agriculture project after they had identified the need for vegetables within their communities for a balanced diet, as the northern communities only eat the stable food that is omahangu.
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FAO supporting Namibia to develop new CCAP
The first-ever Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme (CCAP 2015-2020) registered commendable progress towards improving food production and incomes for farmers in the country.
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UNDP-funded garden farmers foresee future fortune
Khaibasen Garden Project farmers at Ganamab, who last year were funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to the tune of US$50 000 to grow tomatoes, white and yellow maize, green peppers, potatoes and watermelons, predict a bright future.
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Conquering agricultural challenges on a donkey cart
Maria Shikalepo takes one last look at her orders of poultry products before carefully loading them onto her trusted transport, and neatly putting each box down to avoid breakage. This is something she does daily before setting off to sell her products.
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Village vet goes global…animal doctor uses technology to reach out to farmers
Veterinarian Israel Meunae Kaatura has a passion for serving the community. For years, he has been going over and above the call of duty to assist farmers who would call him at odd hours for urgent diagnoses on their livestock.
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Nganate impressed by development level of Zimbabwe’s agriculture
Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate has expressed his admiration for Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector’s degree of progress. His region is thus keen to take advantage of the skills market in the landlocked nation in order to improve the region’s agricultural fortunes.
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Plant a Tree project launched in Ohangwena
The Ohangwena Regional Council passed council resolution C04/08/12/18, supported by a management committee recommendation on MC03/09/09/21, and approved an amount of N$ 1 393.614.92 to be used for the implementation of the “Plant a Tree Project” under their regional specific action plan.
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Agriculture is the livelihood and backbone of every country
Author, life coach and radio DJ Otto Kapuka is continuing efforts to help others, and is now running a garden at Onangombe in the Omusati region to provide employment to youth and produce affordable fruit and vegetables.
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Food security is very important
May Hikumwah is a full-time farmer and horticulture and agro-food processing entrepreneur, who owns a garden named Omulamba Plantation in Okongo, Ohangwena Region, and their product brand is Elegance Foods.