Namibia
Current and comprehensive agriculture, market and development news in Namibia.
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Business
Namibia’s record white maize harvest expected
According to estimates by the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU), more than 95 000 tonnes of white maize are expected to…
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Markets
Namibia’s agriculture sector not spared from Russia-Ukraine conflict
The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector has not been spared from the pressure of market distortions resulting from the Covid-19…
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Poultry
Namibia bans South African poultry imports after avian flu spreads
Namibia has banned all imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa after further outbreaks of avian influenza were…
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Projects
Namibia inaugurates R$5.6 billion Nerckatal dam
Namibia last week inaugurated Nerckatal Dam in the southern part of the country built at an astonishing R$5.6 billion, becoming…
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Investing
Namibian government pumps N$7,1 million into ‘Unproductive’ rice project
The Kalimbeza Rice Project in the Zambezi region – which was on the verge of collapse – has been thrown…
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Climate
Namibia loses 60,000 livestock to drought
The country lost more than 60,000 livestock to drought-induced famine this year, agriculture minister Alpheus !Naruseb has said. !Naruseb announced…
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Business
Uphill task for Namibia livestock farmers
Farmers will have to pay more to sustain their livestock until the next rainy season, the Namibia Agricultural Union said.…
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Business
Namibia fisheries to spend N$38 million on Aquaculture
Fisheries minister Bernhard Esau says the ministry will spend about N$38 million to promote marine and inland aquaculture in the…
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