Namibia
Current and comprehensive agriculture, market and development news in Namibia.
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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 News
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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News
N$573 million drought war chest announced
Namibia’s Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday announced a N$573 million drought package aimed at helping farmers and families currently gripped…
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Climate
Poor rainfall impacts Namibia’s agricultural production
Namibia’s aggregate cereal production for the 2018/2019 season is woefully short of the national requirement as the country expects a…
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Poultry
Dumped chicken products still dominate Namibian market
Namibia has been a dumping ground for cheap, inferior quality chicken products mainly from Brazil, which has over the years…
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