Building a resilient farming business

Building a resilient farming business

By Hanks Saisai, Technical Advisor: Crops & Poultry Farmers in Namibia face numerous challenges including climate change. This is evident in the form of erratic rainfall, recurring droughts, crop, and livestock losses, which have continuously led to financial losses for farmers across the country. As we navigate through the early days of 2024, farmers are encouraged to create resolutions that can transform their farming businesses into resilient enterprises. […]

February 1, 2024 28

Environment

Farmers need to gain access to agricultural information

By Erastus Ngaruka, Technical Advisor: Livestock & Rangeland Management Agriculture is by far an economic pillar in Namibia as it directly or indirectly supports all livelihoods in the form of food, employment, and income. Besides that, agricultural production faces many challenges that are associated with climatic conditions, technology, markets, and knowledge or skills amongst others. For example, potential agricultural production in Namibia is vulnerable to climate change […]

January 31, 2024 37

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Oshiwambo

Aa Kenya taya ka longa kofalaama ko Israel

Kenya ota tumu aanilonga yomoofalama 1 500 ko Israel,shiiikwatelela kuuministeli wiilonga. Etseyitho olya landula sho Malawi naye iiwike iyali ya piti a tseyitha a tuma aagundjuka 221 yaka longe koofalama ko Israel,nokuuvaneka ta tumu ongundu onkwawo yaanilonga yalwe oyendji. O BBC oya lopota kutya epangelo lya Kenya olyati aanilonga otaayi nokondalaka yoomvula 3 ndjoka tayi vulu okushunwapo,nondjambi yokomwedhi yoodola dha America 1 500. Israel ota kongo aanilonga yomoofalama sho aanilonga […]

December 7, 2023 6 7

Namibia

Mateus invites investors to develop Onayena

Onayena Constituency Councillor Kamati Mateus has urged potential investors to contribute to the development of Onayena settlement with the aim of transforming it into a town. Mateus in an interview with Nampa said currently, there is more reliance on Ondangwa for the provision of services. He said Onayena received settlement status in 1997 but has not progressed towards achieving town status, hence his attempts at attracting investors in order to […]

December 1, 2023 20

Namibia

Omaheke farmers oppose bail for ‘notorious’ stock theft accused

Several farmers in the Omaheke Region on Thursday took to the streets of Gobabis, opposing bail to individuals forming part of an alleged stock theft ‘syndicate’. The concerned farmers, along with the Community Against Stock Theft Organisation, delivered a petition to the public prosecutor’s office, objecting the granting of bail to the accused citing the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1978, sections 436 and 437. Accused Silver Samuel Nakanyala, Paulus Gun-Gun […]

November 27, 2023 23

Environment

Divide over uranium mining at Stampriet

Farmers are divided over the exploration of uranium in the Stampriet Aquifer, as some believe the process will contaminate underground water. The exploration, which is supposed to be carried out by Uranium One in the Aminuis and Leonardville area, has sparked mixed feelings among residents in the area. This was revealed during a parliament standing committee on natural resources' visit to deliberate on concerns on Friday in Leonardville, within the […]

November 20, 2023 24