green Schemes

High energy costs threaten green schemes

(Photo credit: africa-press.net) Green scheme managers from Kavango East and West regions, together with stakeholders, met in Rundu this week for a workshop hosted by the Electricity Control Board. The workshop aimed to identify sustainable electricity tariffs to ensure that energy costs do not undermine local food production. Local green schemes currently spend around one million dollars per month on electricity, a figure that could threaten their long-term viability. Salomo […]

12 November, 2025

Namibia

Agriculture Ministry announces record sunflower harvest

The Executive Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata, has announced that about 40 hectares of sunflowers at the Shadikongoro and Sikondo green schemes are being harvested. The harvest is expected to produce over ten thousand liters of sunflower oil by August 2024. Nghituwamata highlighted that this represents the most substantial sunflower harvest recorded at these green schemes since their re-establishment two years ago.

13 May, 2024

Namibia

Vice President Tours Green Schemes to Tackle Food Insecurity

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah visited the Vhungu Vhungu and Ndonga Linena Green Schemes in the Kavango East Region to address food insecurity. Delegated by President Nangolo Mbumba, Nandi-Ndaitwah assessed the schemes and inspected preparations for winter crops. Governor Bonifatius Wakudumo of Kavango East provided insights on the region's efforts.

22 March, 2024