Farmers Forum

Renowned Brahman breeder Justus Tjirimuje of farm Omusorokuumba near Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa region has urged the government to increase investment in agriculture in order to create jobs and ensure food security.

Tallismanus -Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Alpheus !Naruseb last week Thursday inaugurated state-of-the-art livestock auction pens for the farming community of Tallismanus in the Otjombinde constituency, Omaheke region.

Droughts are common features in the Namibian climate; thus, it is almost impossible for a season to pass without a part of Namibia being affected by drought.

 Motovac Namibia last week donated N$24 000 to the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) to help curb the effects of the extreme drought that has had the agricultural sector in a firm grip.

RUNDU – The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) has resumed operations at its Katima Mulilo abattoir in the Zambezi region following a successful test slaughtering of six cattle on Thursday, Meatco spokesperson Rosa Hamukwaya-Thobias said.

Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) will set up barley hydroponic fodder production systems in seven regions under a new project to help livestock farmers in drought-affected agro-pastoral communities to get supplementary animal feed.

This year’s Omatako expo looks to be bigger and even better. Attendees of the 2020 expo can be part of some outstanding educational sessions, connect with the who’s who of agriculture and learn all the latest and greatest agricultural innovations, expo coordinator Tjivii Tjombe told Farmers Forum last week.

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry executive director Percy Misika on Friday confirmed the presence migratory locusts in Ibbu, Muyako and Ihaha in the Zambezi region.

Meatco’s CEO Mushokabanji Mwilima on Friday urged the government and other stakeholders to speed up the implementation of planned fodder production schemes and feedlot initiatives in the regions with water resources.

The Namibia Dairy Producers Association (DPA) has called on government to subsidise one litre of raw milk with N$1.00 as a possible intervention by the government to prevent the collapse of the dairy.