By:Hanks Saisai As the current rainy season progresses, good rainfall has been recorded in almost all parts of the country. As a result, crop farmers are witnessing a productive crop production season with noteworthy growth of maize, sorghum, and pearl millet (mahangu). However, amidst the pleasant growth, a crucial aspect of production to undertake is […]

By:Staff Writer The Old Mutual Foundation partnered with the ministry of environment, forestry, and tourism (MEFT) and Agra to sponsor five firefighting equipment to assist the regions where veld fires firefighting machines to help the regions where veld fires usually occur. Agra offered a discount of N$40 000 on the equipment which is valued at […]

By:Uakutura Kambaekua Despite community uproar over the planned establishment of a wildlife conservation park in the Kunene region, the Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) together with Kunene Regional Communal Conservancy Association (KRCCA) have reiterated their stance on the implementation of the park. According to the two organisations, the park, which will be known […]

By:Josef Kefas Sheehama At least 70% of Namibians depends on agriculture for employment, income and food security. Yet the value added to the sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 was about N$3.2 billion in nominal terms, representing 6.4% of GDP, says the Namibia Statistics Agency. The growth rate of the agriculture sector has […]

By Fred Meintjes It is a tale of two countries for Namibian and South African grape growers along the Orange River. It seems that grapes from Namibia had much better fortunes this season than those produced by growers on the South African side of the Orange River. With the harvest just about complete, Namibia is […]

By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The country’s inability to produce enough cereal grains and fresh produce has forced consumers to go and buy outside, spending N$3,4 billion in the last 15 months ending September 2022. Out of this import bill, cereal grain rules the bill, with wheat and maize being the most imported products. Despite the 11 […]

  By: Justicia Shipena Trade restrictions on key food-producing commodities could keep food production costs high as well as food prices for Namibia. This is according to a Simonis Storm agri-monthly report for November. This comes as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has warned about the effects of de-globalisation, as trade restrictions have increased, especially […]

By: Juliana Iikela The parliamentary standing committee on natural resources which recently paid a follow-up visit to the Fransfontein Community Garden in the Kunene region has found that the garden is flourishing. The N$12.3 million Green Climate Fund (GCF) funded project was established by the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) along with the ministry […]

By:Hertha Ekandjo Nearly eight months after the agriculture ministry said that it would offer the country’s 11 green schemes to local and foreign investors to lease and operate, there appears to have been no takers yet. The country’s government-run green schemes have been unproductive for years, prompting government to look at potential local and foreign […]