Namibia is looking to cut down on the growing import bill of vegetable oils, especially for the most commonly-consumed oils such as sunflower oil, palm oil, soybean oil, olive oil and canola oil.
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Agri Finance Insight – Januworry is more than four weeks
The festive season is the best time of the year for everyone – not only is it the time to take a break from the pressures of the year, but it is also a time to spend time and create memories with your loved ones.
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Farmer’s Kraal With guest Hanks Saisai – Understanding health remedies used in poultry production
The rearing of poultry – be it chickens, quails, ducks, geese and turkeys – can be an exciting endeavour.
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Agribank, KfW N$400m agreement targets rural farmers
Small-scale young farmers, especially those in deep rural areas, will be some of the biggest beneficiaries of Agribank and Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) Development Bank’s N$400 million concessional loan agreement.
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Small livestock sector records positive growth … increased activities at abattoirs
The Namibian small livestock sector recorded positive growth during the third quarter of 2023, which saw sheep and goat meat industries posting favourable quarterly marketing figures in comparison to the third quarter of 2022.
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Farmer’s Kraal With guest Hanks Saisai – The importance, benefits of mulching
In arid and semi-arid countries such as Namibia where water is a scarce resource, it is always advisable for farmers to engage in water conserving practices.
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Agronomic board receives international certification
The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB)’s regulatory work and continued strategic guidance to local farmers were recently further bolstered when the board was honoured and presented with the ISO 9001:2015 Standards and Global G.A.P certification.
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Farmers’ Kraal with Erastus Ngaruka – Enabling food self-sufficiency in Namibia
To some, food self-sufficiency and food security may seem to be the same. However, these are two different phrases, with food self-sufficiency being an enabler of food security.
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Finance insight with Mekupi Kambatuku – Separating your personal account from the business account
Getting personal transactions entangled with that of the business transaction is something most farmers and agripreneurs do, and it may come easy. However, this poses a risk to the business, and more importantly leads to lost opportunities in business growth.
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Muremi elected NNFU president
Former Kavango East Farmers Union chairperson Adolf Muremi has been elected as the next Namibia National Farmers’ Union (NNFU) president at their just-elective congress, replacing Jason Emvula, who occupied the position for the last seven years.