Rearing poultry for business can be an exciting and rewarding experience when done properly. From the onset, one needs to conduct thorough market research to determine the vital information that can be used to establish a viable and profitable business. When poultry farming, a few small mistakes can be very costly, so it is important...
During the winter season, small stock (goat and sheep) farmers always have a big task at hand to ensure that the lambing (sheep birth) and kidding (goat birth) season progresses well with fewer or no complications in their kraals to potentially achieve their production targets. Generally, animals’ breeding activities occur during seasons or times most...
WINDHOEK - The charcoal industry in Namibia is experiencing an unprecedented boom with a growth of 42 percent in tonnages, according to the latest year-to-year figures. The blossoming industry also recorded
WINDHOEK – Sheep producers with allocated slaughter slots have until tomorrow (Wednesday, June 12) to apply for exporting their sheep – destined to be slaughtered at the export abattoirs in Mariental and Aranos – live to South Africa.
OTJINENE - Stalwart Southern rancher Henriette le Grange’s Namibia Farmers Drought Aid Programme reached a milestone last week Friday when the 530th farmer in the south received his free lucerne and the
Rice and poultry farming continue to gain popularity in northern Namibia, thanks to support from Unam’s Ogongo campus to students and local farmers.
The transition from the warm summer months to the cold winter months has posed challenges for many poultry farmers in Namibia.
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.
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.
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.