RUNDU – In an effort to safeguard Namibia’s plant health and ensure food security, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in partnership with the ministry of agriculture, recently launched the country’s first plant health clinic at Rundu in the Kavango East region. The clinic is at Rundu’s Kaisosi agriculture extension centre. FAO has invested about...
The agriculture ministry’s extension officer based in the Hardap region, Fabian Boys, has encouraged the region’s communal and resettlement farmers to embrace government-subsidised support services to boost agricultural growth. Speaking to NBC News, Boys highlighted the Namibia Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project (NAMSIP), and urged the region’s small-scale farmers to take full advantage of...
When one is in production or aspires to venture into producing fresh produce like vegetables, fruits or cereal grains, often a key aspect is overlooked by many producers. One must register with the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) as a producer of crop products. This has numerous benefits that are to the advantage of the farmer....
OSHAKATI – Oshana governor Elia Irimari has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) to reopen the Eloolo Abattoir at Oshakati. He made the call during the opening of the week-long MAWLRs Annual Work Plan and Management Workshop in Oshakati, Oshana region. The Oshakati Eloolo abattoir was reopened in 2020 after...
The government, in collaboration with the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN), has again embarked on a mission to unlock export opportunities for the country’s beef to the highly-lucrative Middle East markets. Delegations of senior officials from both the agriculture ministry and the LLPBN are in the Middle East, exploring further export opportunities...
Chris Movirongo Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the global community, but it also presents a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity for significant economic growth and expansion. For countries like Namibia, the climate emergency presents a chance to take control of its future energy needs and secure economic prosperi,ty. As well as being an...
HONG KONG – The euro slipped yesterday, but eurozone stock markets edged up after early losses following snap French elections in which a hung parliament appeared the likeliest outcome. In France, the left was set to emerge as the biggest group in a new parliament, beating out a resurgent far-right in a vote called by...
WALVIS BAY – The Namibian Competition Commission is investigating some horse mackerel harvesting vessel owners and companies for alleged abuse of dominance through unfair pricing. The commission alleges these companies are acting unfairly as they negotiate horse mackerel quota fees with fishing rights holders, but set non-negotiable prices for the governmental objective quota auction. This...
Lahja Nashuuta Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele has clarified that the ministry is not delaying the release of funds to regional councils and local authorities to run their affairs. She said July is the month set aside for the release of budgets to regional councils and local authorities. This process is...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Academic Mutjinde Katjiua, one of the two Ovaherero paramount chief claimants, has distanced his office from mainstream partisan politics. He, however, hastened to say in the future, the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) will have to study each political party’s manifesto, and rally their support behind that which best represents the wishes and aspirations...