Farmers Forum

WINDHOEK - Nestled in the shadows of the Auas Mountains just south of Windhoek is Farm Windhoek which has become a haven for outdoor lovers, offering activities for the whole family with over 70

WINDHOEK – Some seven million litres of dairy per annum has entered Namibia undeclared over the last six years, a study has revealed, while another survey concluded that some 2.5 million chickens may have entered the country illegally last year.

WINDHOEK - The Oshana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has called on northern communal communities to help them with funding for buying an inflatable downer cow jack. 

WINDHOEK - “Our situation is dire. We are facing one of the worst droughts in recent memory and the critical state of the local economy as well as a dilapidated sheep export scheme have thrown Namibian

WINDHOEK - The National Rangeland Management Policy and Strategy Project (NRMPS) is in its last phase of conclusion and permission has been asked from the European Union and Namibian agricultural ministry to focus on the development of a five-year recovery plan. 

KARASBURG - The current devastating effects of the severe drought has almost brought some communal farmers in the far south of Namibia on their knees due to heavy livestock losses.

WINDHOEK - Meatco last Friday launched its export quality product on the local retail market. Meatco’s

WINDHOEK – In the absence of the much needed late rains in March, maize producers in Namibia will only be able to supply less than 30 percent (some 30 000 tonnes) of local demand. 

WINDHOEK - Due to the exceptionally high demand for slaughter allocations at the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco), the corporation has urgently requested producers to submit all booking requests for the months of August, September, and October as this will give Meatco an indication of how much the demand is for slaughter space.  

WINDHOEK - The reality of the terrible and protracted drought ravaging the country last Wednesday resulted in the decimation of one of the most pristine Charolaise herds in the country when stud breeders Piet