WINDHOEK - Minister of Health and Social Services and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hifikepunye Pohamba Foundation, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, said “a nation that is not food secured is a vulnerable nation; therefore, something needs to be done”.
Farmers Forum
Opinion: Are you ready to receive the rain?
Namibia has endured a seemingly longer dry spell, and many farmers label it as the hardest season compared to the previous ones, particularly since the 2012/2013 season.
Opinion: EIF sets record straight
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia notes with concern the article that was published by New Era Newspaper as the content is misleading and portrays an image that the EIF as an institution is not transparent, which is a damaging image of the institution.
Opinion: Volume is key in poultry
The poultry enterprise is one of the farming businesses that have the potential to efficiently challenge redundancy problems in the country, mostly among unemployed youth. It is pleasant to note that the
Opinion: Growing animal feed under solar panels in the face of climate change
In recent weeks climate change and the issues around addressing the adverse effects of climate change have been a hot topic amongst activists, academics, farmers, politicians and world leaders. In a riveting
Global market beef overview – beef market size worth U$383.5 billion by 2025
USA - Leading global beef exporters increased supply by 11 % in the second quarter of 2019. The leading global exporters to the world have never exported as much volume as they did in the last quarter of this
Invitation to apply for a share in Namibia’s Norway beef quota 2019
WINDHOEK – Eligible organisations are invited to apply to the Meat Board of Namibia for a share in the Norway beef quota 2019 available to Namibia for the production and export of beef to Norway.
Meatco, Red Cross permit update
WINDHOEK - The Red Cross permit that the Meatco Windhoek abattoir has been operating under due to a load received from the surveillance zone comes to an end at the end of October 2019.
Rain forecast post-drought
WINDHOEK - The rainy season for 2018/19 ended at the end of April this year. After assessing the supply situation, NamWater announced the supply outlook for the next two years (2019 to 2021), particularly the
How safe is your farm environment
A farm is one business operation that can cause severe environmental damage which in turn affects livestock, wild animals, plants, and humans.