Agriculture

Record-keeping is systematically collecting, recording, preserving, utilising and disposing of better data. It is of prominent importance in the poultry industry for several reasons. 

​​​​​​​Various experts who attended the recent Strategic Plan for Agriculture and Rural Statistics (SPARS) assessment findings workshop concluded that empowered farming communities and a thriving agricultural sector cannot optimally function without the dissemination of accurate statistics. 

Namibia’s cattle exports increased by 57.46% from the 15 902 heads exported during November last year to almost 152 000 cattle exported mainly to the South African, Angolan, Zambian and Zimbabwean markets.

Agribank, the country’s leading agricultural financial lender, is placing special emphasis on small-scale remote farmers through its latest initiative Branch-on-Wheels, which takes its services closer to prospective and existing clients.

Farmers in Namibia face numerous challenges, including climate change. 

For a long time, Namibia has experienced missing links in the crop value chain such as value addition for fruits and vegetables and other local agricultural products. 

The Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA) and August 26 Holdings recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see both State-owned entities collaborating in areas of food production and logistics. 

The Namibian meat sector, which is acclaimed worldwide for its premium health standards and superiority, has once again received a massive boost after the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) endorsed the country’s status as a bovine-tuberculosis free zone.

It is again ploughing season; some areas have received great showers, and others have received moderate rain. During this time, most poultry farmers move their free-range chickens into coops so that they do not destroy their fields.