Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku said farmers must start thinking of innovative ways to farm to mitigate the effects of climate change and the drought that the country is experiencing.
Agriculture
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From Parliament to successful farming…the exemplary work of Richard Kamwi
A dream that started eight years ago is beginning to bear fruits and has catapulted former Cabinet minister Richard Kamwi to the status of being one of the premier black maize producers in the country.
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NAB, Avagro plant banana seedlings at first field trial
The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) and AvaGro have both expressed satisfaction with the significant milestones achieved in their joint Banana Project.
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Aggrieved Otjinene farmers demonstrate against MTA
A group of concerned aspiring farmers in the Otjinene constituency of the Omaheke region on Thursday took to the streets to air their grievances against the Maharero Traditional Authority (MTA).
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Farming requires patience and determination
Small livestock farmer Elizabeth Eigowas (60) was on the verge of giving up farming after her livestock died due to drought, but a donation of 21 goats by the Environment Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) and partners recently, made her change her mind.
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Ministry offers bovine control training to northern farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture is offering training on controlling the spread of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) to farmers in northern Namibia for the next two weeks.
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Farmers’ Kraal – Farmers must know, decide what to sell
Now, more than ever, the events and effects of climate change are evident in Namibia. Since the previous droughts of the 2013 and 2019 seasons, rainfall has been erratic, and associated events such as disease and pest outbreaks, recurrent drought and floods are common in Namibia.
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Northern farmers hard at work after good rains
Communal farmers in the northern parts of the country have for the past weeks been hard at work ploughing their crop fields.
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Meatco tells farmers to meet set standards…particularly those in the NCA
The country’s largest meat processing and marketing entity, Meatco, has announced its readiness to buy more cattle from farmers in the Northern Communal Area (NCA), but has maintained that farmers should first meet the set requirements and standards.
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Farmers’ Kraal – How to deal with the poison leaf/gifblaar
MANY rangeland plants contain chemicals that are poisonous to livestock when eaten. Poisonous plants vary in their toxicity and the symptoms displayed by affected
animals.