Agriculture

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

Ester Unoovene, a 33-year-old unemployed graduate, has finally found her niche in farming and is enjoying all the ups and downs that come with the trade. 

The 2022/23 production and trade statistics from the Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) show that the total domestic demand for wheat grain in Namibia stands at 144, 939 tonnes per annum, which translates into an average domestic demand of 12,078 tonnes per month. 

As the devastating drought continues its grip on Kunene region, the government is encouraging farmers to pursue small-stock farming, which mostly involves livestock that requires less pasture to stay alive. 

Highly infectious diseases, such as foot and mouth disease (FMD), could spell disaster for livestock exports. 

Raising chickens is rapidly becoming a lucrative farming enterprise that provides affordable protein products to households all over the country.

After a short pause, we thought it necessary to kickstart out financial management for farmers and Agripreneurs with debt management, which is a pain point for most of us, especially given the economic conditions and the ever-increasing interest rates.