Agriculture

Bank Windhoek is set to host an informative live talk show on international trade, which will place a special emphasis on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). 

NAMIBIA’S goal is to enhance agricultural production and ensure national food security as well as self-sufficiency.

Agribank’s loan book significantly increased from N$194 million reported in 2022 to over N$284 million recorded as of 31 March 2023, which saw a total of 564 clients benefiting from various loan products. 

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is collaborating with Tololi Online, an e-commerce platform, to set up a virtual marketplace as part of efforts to improve market access and boost farmers’ income in Namibia.

NAMIBIA is the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa thus, its agricultural sector relies largely on groundwater. 

The Eudafano Women’s Cooperative in Namibia extracts ingredients from seeds of indigenous plants such as marula, a medium-sized deciduous tree, for the domestic and international cosmetics industry.

OUTJO’S Moria Private School pupils Chané Janse van Vuuren, Sienta-Mari van Rooyen and Benjamin Mostert were the top three performers at the Bank Windhoek Feedmaster National Cattle Judging Competition held in Windhoek last week. 

FOR local women farmers to fully thrive in their various agricultural endeavours, more needs to be done to give them access to lucrative markets, adequate funding, and proper training on techniques of modern farming. 

The political unrest in Sudan has opened an additional export market for red meat from Namibia in the Middle East. This was according to a statement by the Namibian Meat Board, following a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar.

The much-anticipated 2023 edition of the Women and Agriculture Summit will officially get underway tomorrow at the NTN in Windhoek and will see the crème de la crème of Namibia’s agricultural sector all taking the stage.