Tag: Africa
Meat Board approves additional condition to Sheep Marketing Scheme
The Meat Board, at its latest board meeting a fortnight ago approved an additional condition to the sheep marketing scheme quotas.
In a statement the...
Pasta Polana sales pushes Namib Mills to invest
Namib Mills has announced plans to buy in a new Bühler wheat mill, estimated to cost N$105 million.
The development comes at the backdrop of...
Bush-Feed gives cattle exceptional growth
Farmers do not only use bush-feed as a drought emergency feed but 50% of the farmers also use it as a supplement feed throughout...
Mozambique increase cashew nuts produce
The sale of cashew nuts in Mozambique in the 2016/2017 campaign is expected to reach 120,000 tonnes compared to almost 100,000 recorded in the...
Bird movement ban still in place
The agriculture ministry announced last week that the ban on the movement of birds and bird products which came into effect last month due...
There’s a market niche for pig farming
Pig farming is one sector that has not been affected by the export drama that has engulfed the Namibia meat industry over the last...
Weaner exports to South Africa double
The export of weaners to South Africa has almost doubled since the new and more relaxed import regulations from the neighbouring country came into...
Okapuka feedlot reopens for now
In the aftermath of the crippling drought, the Meat Corporation of Namibia has been left with little choice but to temporarily reopen its flagship...
Food prices increase by 12,4% survey ranks Katima Mulilo most expensive
The Windhoek-based First Capital Food Price Index increased from 98,6 in September 2015 to 111 in September 2016, indicating that the price of food...
Transform subsistence agriculture, Venaani urges Govt
DTA of Namibia president McHenry Venaani says government has failed to modernise agriculture to create jobs and provide food security.
Speaking at the opening of...
