Agriculture

This is a continuation of the previous article, where we discussed the guide to dealing with financial management in the case of climate change. 

Welcome to another week of Talk to the Vet, where we will be expanding further from last week’s column, where we covered the importance and various preventative methods around vaccination.

Livestock farmers in the Zambezi region have called for the reopening of quarantine stations and abattoirs to facilitate the sale of their livestock.

President Nangolo Mbumba declared a state of emergency on 22 May 2024 as the country grapples high levels of drought and food insecurity, with over 300 000 households already registered to receive drought relief.

The Directorate of Veterinary Services has resumed the importation of poultry meat from South Africa to Namibia, following the suspension of poultry products between the two countries in 2023.

The recent heavy rain in the Omaheke region’s Epukiro constituency brought relief to the community of the water-deprived Ozombouvapa settlement. 

Namibia is on an aggressive drive to establish a sugar plantation at Kalimbeza project in the Zambezi region to lessen the importation of sugar products from outside.

Welcome to another informative edition of the Talk to the Vet column, where we will discuss in detail why it is cheaper and wise to prevent an infection, rather than to treat a disease. 

A cluster of farmers from the Eiseb Block and Epukiro constituency in the Omaheke region is planning to stage a peaceful demonstration at Farm Houmoed, where their cattle have been kept for almost three to four years now.

Ageing infrastructure, shortage of quality supplies and the growing effects of climate change remain amongst Meatco’s biggest stumbling blocks in becoming one of the continent’s leading meat-processing and marketing agencies.