By: Loise Shiimi   With Namibia importing 65% of its potatoes from South Africa, valued at N$538 million annually, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB), in collaboration with the National Association of Horticulture Producers (NAHOP), is conducting free training sessions for small-scale farmers. These training sessions have already covered various towns across Namibia, including Gobabis, […]

  By: Juliana Iikela   Over the years, Namibia has been facing a household food crisis exacerbated by climate change-induced droughts and floods affecting various crop-producing regions. Part of this problem has been attributed to the heavy reliance of Namibian crop farmers on rainfall which renders them vulnerable to the erratic weather patterns. Consequently, this […]

  By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus   Producers situated north of the red line have demonstrated a keen interest in commercially marketing their cattle through auctions and direct sales at newly established abattoirs. This interest is reflected in the increase in cattle auctions and the volume of cattle provided by producers from 2019 to 2023 in the […]

    By: Justicia Shipena   Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein says advice by the Landless People’s Movement encouraging generational farm workers on the verge of eviction in Omaheke region to grab unoccupied farms is unlawful. Schlettwein was responding to a letter by LPM’s Joyce Muzengua in which she urged him […]

  By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus   The Agricultural Bank of Namibia has called on farmers to embrace transformative measures to mitigate climate-related losses. Agribank’s Technical Advisor for crops and poultry, Hanks Saisai, in a statement issued this week highlighted the challenges faced by farmers, particularly the impacts of climate change such as erratic rainfall, recurring droughts, […]

  Annakleta Haikera   Subsistence farmers in the Kavango East/West region have expressed concerns that the week-long heatwave they have been grappling with could cause irreparable damage to their crops. Despite receiving good rainfall over the past few months, the two Kavango regions have been experiencing an unusual increase in temperature over the past week […]

    By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus   In 2023, Namibia’s livestock sector marketed a total of 294,938 cattle across various channels. Out of this, 151,808 were exported live on hoof to neighbouring SADC member states, while 104,549 were slaughtered at local A-class abattoirs, and 38,581 were slaughtered at various B & C class abattoirs nationwide. This […]