As we continue looking at financing options for farmers and agripreneurs, let us touch base on the SME Recovery Loan scheme and other loan options that are being offered by banking institutions to fund operations and investments.
Month: March 2023
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – The real face of farming
As much as we encourage young people into farming, you must come armed with knowledge. It is not an ultimate cycler or a get-rich-quick scheme. Farming is a good venture and can multiply your investments a thousandfold. However, it can also go bad, real quick.
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Mixed trends for livestock industry
The SADC food security early warning system report for January 2023 indicates that the vegetation conditions in Namibia and southern Angola are well below average, which is consistent with rainfall performance.
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Africa’s low trade pattern worrisome
A low intra-continental, as well as global trade pattern by African countries, has been attributed to, among others, a lack of adequate infrastructure, climate change, structural problems, and lack of sovereignty or control of production.
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FirstJob interns take on job market
The first cohort of FirstJob Interns is set to enter the job market after they recently concluded a 12-month on-the-job intensive training course with FirstRand Namibia Group.
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Standard Bank shakes off Covid-19 dust…profit up by 70.5% and N$400 million raised in green bond
Standard Bank Namibia (SBN) has shaken off the adverse impact of Covid-19 in its 2022 year-end results after the bank recorded increased profit for the year of 70.5%, up from N$366 million to N$624 million.
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Inside Botswana’s international hunting windfall
Without it, Botswana hunting communities would have never known what it feels like to democratically determine how to meet their own socio-economic needs.
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FIC edges closer to director’s appointment
Almost a year after the position became vacant, the Financial Intelligence Centre would soon appoint a new director.
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Nangombe retains health ED position
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has announced the reappointment of Ben Nangombe as the executive director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
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NOA preaches organic farming
The Namibian Organic Association hosted a farm tour at Krumhuk Farm in the Khomas region on 23 March to illustrate and promote sustainable organic agriculture in Namibia and raise concern against genetically modified food production.