The office of the //Kharas governor, in collaboration with the University of Namibia Centre of Research Services, has trained about 13 women in the cultivation of oyster mushrooms last week.
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Finance insight with Mekupi Kambatuku – Market access, sales strategies for farmers
Making money and profit for any business is a process of collective functions that work in harmony to create a total targeted output.
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Talk2the Vet Dr Puna Kaurivi Kazapua – Understanding fatal effects of rabies
Welcome to another exciting and informative edition of our weekly Talk to the Vet column, where we will discuss and unpack all things around the rabies disease, which is a major global concern as it is zoonotic, which means it can spread from animals to humans and vice versa.
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NNN: Banks must meet Govt halfway…as Nedbank reaches out
The agriculture sector contributes over 8% to Namibia’s gross domestic product (GDP) and accounts for over a fifth of the local workforce, but the sector still remains largely unappreciated, as it received only 4% of total loans and advances from private banks in the last eight years.
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Unam Ogongo campus rice harvest increases
Rice and poultry farming continue to gain popularity in northern Namibia, thanks to support from Unam’s Ogongo campus to students and local farmers.
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Farmer’s Kraal With guest Hanks Saisai – The winter season and poultry diseases
The transition from the warm summer months to the cold winter months has posed challenges for many poultry farmers in Namibia.
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Omaheke farmers lose 100 cattle to rustlers since January
The Namibian Police have raised concerns around alarming livestock theft cases in the Omaheke region, where both commercial and communal farmers have lost over 100 cattle to rustlers since the start of the year.
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Pig farming not for the faint-hearted – Aihuki…thriving despite challenges
Although it comes across as a profitable and smooth-flowing choice of farming, pig farming is not for the faint-hearted as it comes with a lot of intricacies and high input costs, Epukiro’s renowned pig farmer Michael Aihuki has asserted.
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NNN: Keep world hooked to our beef…SA dependence worrisome
Although the country’s beef sector has made tremendous inroads on the global stage, more work still needs to be done to further bolster local production and marketing value chains to ensure that Namibian beef remains in high demand worldwide.
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Mahangu – the wonder millet
Mahangu, also known as pearl millet, is a subsistence rain-fed cereal crop which is the major staple food for over 50% of the Namibian population. The crop is produced in Zambezi, Kavango, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, and in parts of the Otjozondjupa region, in the Tsumkwe area. This crop is highly adapted to low rainfall...