Farming can get challenging during the rainy season. With slippery paths and wet surfaces caused by heavy storms and downpour, it is important to be safe from the dangers that farming and other agricultural activities might entail.
Author: Charles Tjatindi (Charles Tjatindi )
Farmers’ Kraal – Improving livestock genetics is vital
What does a livestock farmer desire when he embarks on improving the genetics of his cattle?
Farmers’ Kraal – Let failure not be an obstacle
If you start a restaurant, a law practice, a car wash or even a marketing agency, there’s a pretty high probability that you are going to fail. The same applies to agribusiness.
Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Agri-sector could save Namibian youth
It is a critical time for Namibia. With a large, growing youth population – the majority living in rural areas – and a limited amount of arable land, the world is looking to Namibia and by extension, Africa’s potential for growth and prosperity.
Strategic farming under microscope
Farmers from all walks of life are expected to converge on the Agra Ring in Windhoek in two weeks for the much-anticipated strategic farming seminar.
Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Is crop farming worth it?
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.
Deeper focus on agri-bussiness needed…as women farmers chart own path
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.
Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Small-scale crop farming has huge benefits
Small-scale crop producers are some of the most hard-working agripreneurs, toiling and cultivating their lands on a daily basis, often against the harsh elements of nature.
Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Maintain focus to beat farming odds
If you are a novice farmer who seems overwhelmed by the various decisions on farming you are called to make on the go, do not fret – there are hundreds of others in the same boat.
Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Have options in farming – it’s vital
The recent livestock movement restrictions and subsequent ban on exports of cattle to South Africa should serve as a wake-up call to farmers. The situation has surely amplified the need for a more diversified approach to farming, as opposed to sorely focusing on one product.