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Farmers’ Kraal – Winter season and common poultry diseases
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Farmers’ Kraal – Winter season and common poultry diseases

The transition from the warm summer months to the cold winter months has posed challenges for many poultry farmers in Namibia.  Between May and September, farmers often encounter various health issues with their flocks. To reduce the risk of poultry deaths, farmers need to be aware of the following aspects.  The change in weather conditions...

Namibia lift SA poultry ban … Brazil remains barred 
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Namibia lift SA poultry ban … Brazil remains barred 

Namibia, through the agriculture ministry and the directorate of veterinary services, has lifted the ban on the importation and in-transit movement of live poultry and birds from South Africa. The resumption of import of live poultry and birds from neighbouring South Africa will be strictly monitored, and importers have been urged to fully comply with...

Embrace sustainable methods, farmers told 
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Embrace sustainable methods, farmers told 

Auleria Wakudumo ONESI – The Olushandja Horticulture Producers Association in Onesi constituency has urged farmers to embrace sustainable farming methods to tackle environmental challenges, and ensure long-term productivity.  Silvanus Naunyango, the secretary to Olushandja group of farmers, said the association is ensuring that they produce vegetables for self-consumption, while the surplus is to be sold...

Aminuis Agri Show: Top breeds to strut 
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Aminuis Agri Show: Top breeds to strut 

Zebaldt Ngaruka  The 20th edition of the much-anticipated Aminuis Agricultural and Industrial Show will get underway on Thursday at the Aminuis Showgrounds, with communal and commercial farmers from the constituency and surrounding areas all expected to showcase their top breeds.  Metarere Ngeenguno, who is one of the organisers, said the event aims to highlight exemplary...

Farmers Kraal – The role, importance of farmers’ associations
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Farmers Kraal – The role, importance of farmers’ associations

The agricultural sector in Namibia is the backbone of the country’s economy through food production, employment-creation and income-generation.  The sector faces endless challenges associated with climate, market, technologies, inputs and conflicts.  These are hindering sustainable crop and livestock production in the country at all scales in all communal and commercial production environments.  In comparison, communal...

Cisca Katjatako: The epitome of courage, perseverance
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Cisca Katjatako: The epitome of courage, perseverance

FARM OTJATJINGENGE – Embracing challenges, being innovative, taking calculated risks, always striving to reach new heights and collaborating with fellow farmers have kept farmer Cisca Katjatako going for the past eight years.  Today, she runs and manages a hugely-successful garden at farm Otjatjingenge, which is situated some 30km from Okakarara. Here she plants and sells...

Potato production day set for Okakarara
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Potato production day set for Okakarara

Zebaldt Ngaruka  The Otjozondjupa Communal Farmers Union (OCFU) will today host its much-anticipated farmers’ information day on potato production at Ombujovakuru village in the Okakarara constituency.  The potato production day emanated from the call by the Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) on local producers to grow more potatoes to reduce the country’s annual import bill of...

Livestock programme upscaling NCA farmers
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Livestock programme upscaling NCA farmers

OTJIWARONGO – The government, through the ministry of agriculture, continues to strengthen and roll out its livestock support programme, which aims to capacitate farmers and share modern production techniques that are resilient to climate change. Farmers in the eight regions of the country’s Northern Communal Areas (NCAs), which comprise Zambezi, Kavango East, Kavango West, Oshikoto,...