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The Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) has urged farmers to take their cattle to crush pens for vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease following an outbreak in the two Kavango regions. 

Tsumeb in central-northern Namibia is home to a unique project.

He grows heaps of fruits and vegetables, tries to adopt new approaches to agriculture and aspires to be one of the largest producing farmers in Namibia.

According to the project’s model, seven youths from each region will be initially trained on running small-scale horticulture projects at the ministry’s premises across the country.

The Namibian government declared the Swakara industry as an industry of strategic importance for the country. Swakara farming is prominently undertaken in the southern regions of Namibia, the Hardap and the //Kharas region. 

The Alpine goats are among the most popular and best dairy goat breeds. They are one of the top milk producers, alongside Saanen and Toggenburg. 

Agribank has announced that its Windhoek head office will be closed with immediate effect due to a confirmed Covid-19 case.

OTJIWARONGO -  The Namibia Charcoal Association (NCA), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and private partnerships recently launched a charcoal village research and development centre in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa region.

Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein, said government has drilled 166 of the targeted 206 boreholes at the cost of N$32 million as part of the drought relief emergency funds from the prime minister’s office.