Agriculture

Nollar Tjaimi, a crop farmer, has advised fellow and potential agriculturalists to be mindful of mixing vegetables that are not compatible as they can cause devastating effects to the growth of their production.

Despite its obvious benefits, the noble initiative of subsistence crop farming which enables a family to feed right off the fields, have not been successfully replicated across the country. 

Martin Nambundunga, a youthful part-time crop and horticulture commercial farmer in the Okahandja district, is living his dream.

Some subsistence farmers in the northern regions have opted to use traditional implements and tools to plough their crop fields, arguing private tractors are expensive.

The agricultural sector remains resilient amidst existing and Covid-19-related challenges, expanding by 5.9% in the third quarter of 2021, compared to the contraction of 7.1% in the same period during 2020.  

This week’s AgriToday cover story of a farmer who managed to realise a longstanding dream of owning a piece of land is encouraging and an eye-opener to those who give up at the first hurdle. Perseverance. Determination. Resilience. That’s all that is needed to make it in this cut-throat, yet profitable agribusiness world.

In 2007, Elize Eliphas took a bold decision; to get dirty and muddy as opposed to following a career path that would land her a posh office job where her nails would be intact.

The story of a young man who decided to venture into agribusiness profiled elsewhere in this edition of AgriToday is inspiring.

Rabban Nghishidimbwa is an agripreneur on a mission. Not only has he managed to set up and run a niche business, he has taken it upon himself to educate and train others in the vibrant agriculture sector on small-scale agribusinesses.