Agriculture

Being able to minimise costs is an integral part of increasing your farm’s profit margins. To achieve this, you need to make a few changes to how you do things on your farm operations.

Summer is approaching fast, and this is an opportune time for farmers to get ready for cultivating vegetables. Vegetables get to thrive if planted in the right season at the right time for optimum yield. When vegetables are grown in the wrong season, a farmer may experience pests, diseases and poor germination rates that may all lead to crop failure. 

 Farming can get challenging during the rainy season. With slippery paths and wet surfaces caused by heavy storms and downpour, it is important to be safe from the dangers that farming and other agricultural activities might entail. 

As we continue with Agri-finance tips for farmers, I thought I should mention what a successful strategic farming seminar we had on Saturday. The turnout is evidence of the need for engagement, knowledge sharing, and communication on how we improve the agribusiness industry. More is yet to come in that space. 

Disease can have various causes. Some of these causes are germs, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. The following is a list of situations that could result in sheep/goats becoming sick:

What does a livestock farmer desire when he embarks on improving the genetics of his cattle? 

Changing weather conditions and Africa’s severe poverty demand tough, easy-to-care-for livestock. The answer, says breeder Deon Vlok, is indigenous veld goats.

​​​​​​​We have stated a lot in relation to farm financial management and financial literacy for farmers. Financial literacy for farmers intends to equip farmers with the knowledge and understanding of financial matters of farming operations. 

It is a critical time for Namibia. With a large, growing youth population – the majority living in rural areas – and a limited amount of arable land, the world is looking to Namibia and by extension, Africa’s potential for growth and prosperity.