2021-06-15Charles Tjatindi Government has implemented several policies and programmes as well as increased the budget spent on the agricultural sector to support emerging farmers. View more
2021-06-22Charles Tjatindi Agriculture, or more specifically livestock farming is one of the largest industries in Namibia with huge economic importance. View more
2021-06-29Charles Tjatindi Oh, how the world has changed. Traditional farming, which largely involved keeping on a few animals for prestige, has surely outlived its days. Sadly, so did the age-old tradition of sticking to only popular livestock breeds. View more
2021-07-06Charles Tjatindi Subsistence farming in the communal areas continues to bear the brunt of Covid-19, as farmers succumbing to the disease left behind a huge income shortfall for the surviving family members. View more
2021-07-13Charles Tjatindi Despite its obvious benefits, the noble initiative of subsistence crop farming, which enables a family to feed right off the fields, have not been successfully replicated across the country. View more
2021-07-20Charles Tjatindi Since the domestication process in the Neolithic Age, livestock has spread all over the world as a result of human migration or interchanges among neighbouring human populations. View more
2021-07-27Charles Tjatindi I have over the years observed how much advice, information, education and personal experience on farming lie out there. The volumes are just too much to handle for a starter farmer. View more
2021-08-03Charles Tjatindi In 2018, part-time farmer Wency Ndjitaviua took on poultry farming as a favourite pastime. At the time, it was her passion for farming that drove her to experiment with the poultry sector, owing to great inspiration from her mother who had been a farmer in her own right. View more
2021-08-03Charles Tjatindi Before we go any further, it is important to note that all business forms have hiccups and would most probably fail - and rise - along the way. Now, let›s look at why farmers often do not make it. View more
2021-08-10Charles Tjatindi Eight years ago, Rochelle Neidel ventured into full-time farming. Among the reasons for taking on farming, Neidel was driven by one significant conviction - to debunk the misgivings that the sector is inhospitable and a rough host for a woman farmer. View more
2021-08-10Charles Tjatindi Aina Imalwa, a small-scale farmer under the government’s green scheme has taken the bull by the horns by embarking on a mission to feed her country. View more
2021-08-17Charles Tjatindi Nollar Tjaimi is a determined woman. Having eventually managed to set up her own communal farm last year, she keeps yearning for more. View more
2021-08-17Charles Tjatindi There are few things we get wrong as farmers, and we hardly admit to it. It is not surprising; farmers are - just like most of their animals and crops - hardy individuals that are staunch believers in systems and processes they are accustomed to. If they had not tried it themselves, then it probably doesn’t work. View more
2021-08-24Charles Tjatindi Traditional farming, which largely involved keeping on a few animals for prestige, has surely outlived its days. And sadly, so did the age-old tradition of sticking to only popular livestock breeds. View more
2021-08-31Charles Tjatindi When people think about agriculture, they tend to think about farmers tending the fields and looking after crops or livestock. You may be thinking ‘I don’t want to be a farmer, so agriculture isn’t for me’. But think again. View more
2021-09-07Charles Tjatindi Elton Gurirab is living his dream. It has been an elaborate journey of more than 15 years of constant improvement and betterment of his products, a difficult but rewarding chapter of his farming life. View more
2021-09-14Charles Tjatindi An unrelenting spirit has paid off for Tjipekapora Hijangoro who after many years of hard toil and experimenting with the Boer goat has emerged as one of the breed’s top producers. View more
2021-09-14Charles Tjatindi For someone who is just getting started in building their wealth, the sheer variety of investment opportunities can be intimidating. View more
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