Despite growing around cattle, Mitchell Simataa was never inspired to take up farming at a tender age. In fact, the sight of cattle scared him - their huge horns and bulky appearance was anything but inviting for Simataa.
Author: Charles Tjatindi (Charles Tjatindi )
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Poor rainfall threatens household food security
The aggregated national cereal production (maize, millet, sorghum and wheat) is estimated at 175 900 metric tonnes (MT), which is a slight increase of 5% above last season’s harvest of 168 200 MT, and 39% higher than the average production of 126 700MT.
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Farmers’ Kraal | Farmworkers need better care
Before fruits, vegetables and other produce reach grocery store shelves, several sets of hands have touched the food that ends up on our kitchen tables. Essential to food production but invisible to consumers, farmworkers are primary contributors to the safe, efficient and reliable delivery of our fruits and vegetables.
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DeLa Namibia to change face of communal farming
In June 2020, four farmers came together to devise strategies on how they could cushion the challenges facing start-up communal farmers and allow agribusinesses in communal areas to thrive.
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Ongombe is still going strong at 40
The Ongombe Farmers’ Association – one of the oldest bodies representing the interests of farmers at the communal level – keeps going strong amid changing economic times and harsh climatic conditions that continue to impact farming.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Venturing into vegetable farming
If farming with vegetables for profit is your dream, read on as I dissect this mode of crop farming and how one could make good returns from it.
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Planting the seeds of success…Muzengua’s crop farming dream sprouts
It all started as an experimental crop farming project. The location – the village of Epata in the Otjinene constituency – seemed ideal for a crop farming venture.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – How to choose what to farm with – Part 2
As we continue reflecting on this important consideration, it is equally vital that we pause for a minute and revisit why we want to be farmers in the first place.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – How do I choose what to farm with? – Part 1
Novice farmers are faced with one critical question: what type of farming activities do I venture into? Should it be livestock, crop, or poultry farming?
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Marenga uses set back as setup for success
In 2019, an unprepared Kamakotje ‘Kamaa’ Marenga decided to test the depth of the water with both feet. He rounded up a few of his aspiring Veldmaster sheep breeds and threw them into the kraal with those of other farmers.