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As the effects of climate change take course on farming, the farmer is left with difficult choices to make and does not have much time. Despite the obvious effects of climate change such as prolonged droughts, pests and diseases also seem to take advantage of the drastic changes in weather patterns. In fact, volatile weather...
FARM ETUNDA – The Nampa crew spent a day with the late Founding President Sam Nujoma on 17 December 2017. This story is republished in honour of Nujoma, who died on Saturday at a Windhoek hospital aged 95: It is just after 07h00 at Farm Etunda, some 30 km south of Otavi in Otjozondjupa region....
President Nangolo Mbumba hailed founding president Sam Nujoma as a visionary leader, who provided maximum leadership to the Namibian nation. Announcing Nujoma’s passing on Sunday morning, he said Nujoma did not only blaze the trail to freedom but also inspired Namibians to rise and become masters of “this vast land of our ancestors…” “During this...
Many times, I am confronted by the age-old question of whether there is really much money in farming. Most importantly, should one quit a job to start farming? Well, my philosophy has always been “Don’t quit your job to start a business, start a business to quit your job…” But then again, each situation is...
As a new year rolls off and we take off on our farming journey for 2025, there is a need to do introspection and take stock of both our triumphs and shortcomings for 2024. How far did we go in meeting our targets? Were the targets realistic? How do we recoup our failures to meet...
How do you, as a farmer, measure the success of your farming operations? Is it through the yields of your crop, the multiplication of your livestock, or how well-known you have become as a farmer? In many cases, it is really none of the above. A crop farmer would probably rejoice at the sight of...
GAM – Jopohambo Ndjarakana’s face lights up every time he talks of the fondness about Namibia he grew up with, and how he has longed to return to the land of his ancestors. For him and many others, Namibia remained the proverbial Land of Milk and Honey – akin to the biblical Canaan.He is among...
Many times, I am confronted by the age-old question of whether there is really money in farming – and most importantly, whether one should quit a job to start farming.
Hikuama Kaputu, a part-time farmer in the Otjombinde area of the Omaheke region, shares a special relationship with the Simmentaler cattle breed.
Farmers all over the world are plagued by several issues.