Agriculture

Tomatoes, like potatoes, can offer the farmer handsome rewards.

The Farm Financial Management for Agripreneurs Beyond Compliance report is imperative to ensure sustainable and profitable farm enterprises. 

Livestock farmers need to constantly test their bulls for fertility in order to make sure they get the best results from their herd. This is the view of renowned veterinarian Baby Kaurivi Katunahange.

IN THIS EVER-changing world where new inventions are the order of the day and technology keeps becoming more advanced by the day, it has become crucial for farmers to get on board by empowering themselves with new skills.

School learners doing agriculture as a subject in the Otjozondjupa region, recently benefited from a free animal course on judging animals.

As an agripreneur or farmer, you are concerned about increasing your livestock count, or your crop field size. You want to make sure your land has the grazing capacity, that you have met the livestock vaccination targets and have made sure your employees are paid and you can feed your family. 

Agriculture is concerned with rearing animals and the cultivation of crops, whilst an ecosystem simply refers to a community of living organisms, such as plants and animals, together with the non-living components, such as the air and soils, interacting with each other in their environment. 

One of the biggest mistakes you can ever make as a farmer is being far away from your animals or produce for too long. 

Pelson Hoveka, also known as ‘Pelle’ in farming circles, has been around the block a few times despite his age. His love for farming has seen him taking his trade to different places across Namibia over the years.

In these tough economic times, farmers are called upon to be innovative in their approach to farming and are also expected to save at all cost in the interest of their farming enterprises. Sadly, farmers often miss out on feasible opportunities to save much needed dollars due to the discard of traditional farming knowledge.