2020-07-07Paheja Siririka 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. View more
2020-07-07Staff Reporter As a result of the recent outbreak of African swine fever in the Northern regions of Namibia, I felt the need to shed some light on the disease and provide information I think will be necessary to pig farmers as well as prospective pig farmers. View more
2020-06-30Staff Reporter Malta grown potatoes yesterday started a two-month-long journey to Namibia to help address the food crisis in the African state, Times Malta, the English daily reported on Saturday. View more
2020-06-30Staff Reporter Poultry farmer Vetjavi Mutjavikua, a resident of Otumborombonga, some 16km north-west of Okakarara, has shared her poultry farming experience, saying for one to succeed, a “thick skin and a ‘never-quit’ attitude is essential ”. View more
2020-06-23Kuzeeko Tjitemisa The Previously Disadvantaged Commercial Farmers Union (PDC) chairperson Jane Kuhanga has bemoaned the Agribank Covid-19 relief package, saying that conditions attached to the measures are a major impediment in aiding farmers. View more
2020-06-09Staff Reporter The De-bushing Advisory Service (DAS) has advised farmers to make the production of bush based animal feed an integral part of their farming operations. View more
2020-06-02Kuzeeko Tjitemisa As fire season starts, Namibia Charcoal Association (NCA) manager Michael Degé urges all farmers and charcoal producers to take the necessary precautions to avoid veld fires this year. View more
2020-04-14Staff Reporter KEETMANSHOOP – To ensure their safety from the possible infection of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid – 19), farmers in the //Kharas region are strictly observing social distancing at least one-metre apart while doing farming duties, this is according to Karasburg Farmers Association chairperson Hansie Esthuyse. View more
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