Many farmers seem to focus more on forage or feed intake as the factor that contributes to livestock performance; however, all physiological processes responsible for intake, reproduction, growth, milk and meat production, amongst others, depending on water.
A close friend, who has been farming as a livestock farmer for years, recently asked me what the biggest motivation should be for him to turn to crop farming.
Agriculture could be the answer to shifting economic patterns, which requires countries to continually strive to do more with less. For a country that still imports roughly 80% of its food, which accounts for more than N$32 billion, Namibia could benefit from a more stern focus on agriculture.
The World Economic Forum recently posed the question… “companies benefit from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), but do countries also benefit?”
The trade ministry has embarked on an awareness campaign to share information and deliberate on issues of consumer protection and liquor licensing.
Namibia continues to accumulate debt while failing to produce much-needed economic growth.
Commentaries on Radio Wato’s Good morning programme Pinduka dissected contemporary issues in the country. The weekly morning colloquial, aired a month ago, discussed the appointment of the would-be chief regional officer (CRO) of the Kavango East Regional Council (KERC).
The labour ministry has said now that Namibia has ratified Convention 190, employers should regard this pact as an instrument that aims to promote harmonious labour relations at their workplaces, and it is time to boost the human dignity of both their employees and those they serve.
A group of women have embraced backyard gardening at the Mix settlement in the Windhoek Rural constituency as they donated their first harvest to a local kindergarten.
The lawyer representing a former senior police officer attached to the Women and Child Protection Unit in Keetmanshoop last week informed Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg that his client is being assessed by a State psychiatrist.