Author: Charles Tjatindi (Charles Tjatindi )

IN THIS EVER-changing world where new inventions are the order of the day and technology keeps becoming more advanced by the day, it has become crucial for farmers to get on board by empowering themselves with new skills.

School learners doing agriculture as a subject in the Otjozondjupa region, recently benefited from a free animal course on judging animals.

One of the biggest mistakes you can ever make as a farmer is being far away from your animals or produce for too long. 

Pelson Hoveka, also known as ‘Pelle’ in farming circles, has been around the block a few times despite his age. His love for farming has seen him taking his trade to different places across Namibia over the years.

In these tough economic times, farmers are called upon to be innovative in their approach to farming and are also expected to save at all cost in the interest of their farming enterprises. Sadly, farmers often miss out on feasible opportunities to save much needed dollars due to the discard of traditional farming knowledge.

Farmers in the Eiseb area of the Omaheke region, which boost one of the highest concentrations of poisonous plants, such as the gifblaar, have started their annual migration of livestock to safe areas.

Ndasilohenda Katangolo-Nakashwa is the Feedmaster Female Farmer of the Year in the poultry division. 

Most startup farmers are faced with one critical decision; deciding what mode of farming to take. If you thought deciding on this is as easy as milking a cow, think again. Lets face it; farming is a highly glamourised sector. It has now become the ‘in-thing’ and those who are lucky to have made it further than others waste no time reminding us of such. 

The name Agnes Limbo rings strongly in political circles. 

It is commendable that many modern farmers have upgraded from traditional farming methods - where farming was largely for prestige, to more business minded farming. Simply put, the pride of having hundreds of heads of cattle follow each other in a straight line is now something of the past as we know.