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Namibia aims to expand development and diversify production to include blackberries
Namibia Berries, a subsidiary of the South African venture capital company Loxworth Capital, plans to invest 1.5 billion Namibian dollars (US$80.2 million) over the...
Op-Ed: Effective partnerships between government and private sector in critical areas...
The Namibia Agriculture Policy is the overarching policy and can serve as a base for aligning existing policies, laws and regulations. The policy presents...
Knowledge and skills in value addition and food preservation reduce food...
WFP, with funding from UNAIDS, recently implemented value-addition initiatives in the regions of Zambezi, Oshana, and Oshikoto. The programme reached over 600 individuals (27...
Attracting finance to Africa’s rainfed agriculture to build climate resilience.
While 95% of staple food production in sub-Saharan Africa depends on rainwater, only 5% of public investments in the region are dedicated to rainfed...
Meatco on course for a consolidated recovery year
The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) expected a significant turnaround for the financial year running from February 2023 to January 2024.
This is due to...
Namibia, FAO team up to address data gaps in agriculture and...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) last week teamed up to strengthen the local...
N$2 million has been allocated to Otjozondjupa farmers
In his 2023 State of the Region Address, the Otjozondjupa Governor, Hon James Uerikua urged the region’s inhabitants to take full advantage of agricultural...
Namsip project seeks to increase food production and productivity at household...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform has initiated the Namibia Agriculture Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project (Namsip), which aims to hire 438...
Ondera First Wheat Harvest and Maize Meal Planting
WFP in partnership with the Oshikoto Regional Council and the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare has been scaling up agricultural...
SAPA allays fears of avian influenza
The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) has emphasised that it is safe to eat these products, and there have been no reported cases of...