Agriculture

Today we cover the last part on financial literacy components as we revisit the savings and investment components. 

Emilie Naunyango, a full-time communal crop farmer and owner of the Nande Vegetable Project is an enthusiastic agribusiness woman who farms in the northern region of Omusati. She acquired an Emerging Retail Financing Product (ERFP) loan scheme with Agribank in 2021 and procured a ripper, disc plough, and drip irrigation piping equipment to expand her crop enterprise. 

Environmental commissioner Timoteus Mufeti has said the Great Green Wall Initiative implementation in Namibia will address environmental challenges. 

The more things change, the more they remain the same.

In a significant breakthrough for the agricultural sector, an inventor has developed a revolutionary machine that tackles the age-old challenge of drying grain efficiently.

Three young Namibians who have been working in partnership to promote the interest of young people and women in their communities with a focus on issues such as climate change, the use of renewable energy, and access to digital information, will be hosting a Leadership and Climate Change Youth Camp in Oshana region next month.

Commercial cattle farming forms the backbone of the beef industry in Namibia. Over the past few years, the demand for good-quality Namibian beef products, both at home and abroad, has continued on a steady upward curve.

With the commencement of the winter season, small stock (goats and sheep) farmers have a big task at hand of ensuring that this lambing (sheep birth) and kidding (goat birth) season progresses well in order to potentially achieve their production targets. 

This is a continuation of last week’s column on estate planning for farmers as an important part of financial literacy, which has an impact on your financial wellness and that of those around you.

Conservation agriculture, intercropping and sustainability are words used by John and Adelma Damaseb, who carve out a living on Farm Okorusu, around 50 kilometres north of Otjiwarongo.