May 23

• Namibia: Drought-Stricken Farmers Sell Off Livestock

  Some commercial and communal farmers in the Omaruru district have started to sell some of their livestock as the drought tightens its grip across the country. Read more »

May 22

• Namibia: Farmers Butcher Starving Livestock

  Over 50 famished cattle had to be slaughtered due to the devastating drought in the Okakarara Constituency where there is no grazing at all, Okakarara Constituency Coucillor... Read more »

May 21

• Namibia: Fishing Could Create 4 000 Jobs

  Namibia's fishing industry has the potential to create more than 4 000 additional jobs. However, this can only be done through combined efforts by both the Ministry of Fisheries... Read more »

May 20

• Namibia: Farmers Want Land Transparency

  Communities of Omatjete and Otjohorongo communal areas have called for the Zeraua Traditional Authority to agree on the way forward regarding the utilisation of government farms... Read more »

• Namibia: Meat Board Will Be Under Close Govt Scrutiny

  The signing of performance and governance agreements between the Meat Board and government is a manifestation of the two parties' good relationship with the common goal of striving... Read more »

May 17

• Namibia: Tensions Rise Over Communal Land

  Commercial farmers and resettlement beneficiaries in the Erongo Region are allegedly jostling for communal land with communal farmers. Read more »

• Namibia: On the Spot - When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going [interview]

  New Era's Lorraine Kazondovi tapped into the experience and knowledge of seasoned commercial farmer, Albert Hoonjo Tjihero on how to cope with drought, as well as on how communal... Read more »

May 16

• Namibia: Drought Response Rollout

  Government has rolled out a massive nationwide drought relief assistance initiative in the form of subsidies, new infrastructure set-up and support mechanisms for crop and... Read more »

• Namibia: Communal Farmers to Protest Tomorrow

  Communal farmers in the Dâures Constituency's Omatjete and Otjihorongo areas are planning a peaceful demonstration on Friday. Read more »

• Namibia: Poor Short-Rice Harvest Due to Floods

  The Kalimbeza national rice project has endured huge losses of its short rice variety due to heavy floods experienced in the Caprivi Region. This year's floods also displaced... Read more »

May 15

• Namibia: Statistics Agency to Conduct Agriculture Census

  The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) is preparing to carry out a new national census of the agricultural sector. Read more »

May 14

• Africa: Agriculture Lies At Heart of Africa's Growth

  The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) called on global leaders at the just ended World Economic Forum on Africa meeting in Cape Town, South Africa to recognize that... Read more »

May 10

• Namibia: Poultry Restrictions Go Into Effect

  Amidst an initial uproar from certain role players in the industry, the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Monday this week placed restrictions on the importation of poultry... Read more »

May 8

• Namibia: Drought Triggers Benign Farm Invasions

  Communal farmers in the Dâures Constituency, specifically in the Omatjete and Otjihorongo areas have defied appeals to remove their cattle, which are grazing illegally on the... Read more »

• Namibia: Traditional Authority Receive N$9.9 Million Farm

  Chief Immanuel /Gâseb of the !Oë ‡Gân Traditional Authority wants serious farmers to benefit from the farm that was recently allocated to it by the... Read more »

• Namibia: New Fishing Firm Makes Waves in Walvis Bay

  The mother company of newly established fishing company Insung Namibia intends to invest no less than half a billion Namibian dollars to acquire vessels and set up operations in... Read more »

May 7

• Namibia: Communal Farmers to Receive Farms

  The Ministry of Lands and Resettlement purchased five commercial farms in the Erongo Region to benefit qualifying communal farmers in the Omatjete and Okombahe areas of the... Read more »

• Namibia: Consumer Trust Wants Action in Wake of Meat Scandal

  The Namibia Consumer Trust (NCT) wants the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry and the Ministry of Health and Social Services to implement mechanisms for the protection of... Read more »

May 6

• Namibia: Windhoek Artificial Recharge Project On Course… Neckartal Construction Will Proceed

  The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, John Mutorwa, says the Windhoek Artificial Recharge project to secure water supply to the central areas of Namibia will be... Read more »

• Namibia: Bottleneck Hampers Meatco Production

  A bottleneck at Meatco's deboning section is affecting the company's production chain, and only extra working hours from employees could help ease the situation. With just regular... Read more »

• Namibia: Fishing Sector Should Respect Marine Act

  The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernard Esau, reiterated the government's position that it has no problem with trawlers catching fish off the coast as long as they... Read more »

April 25

• Namibia: A Passion Supported With Strong Principles

  Sean Nicholson of Mashare Irrigation (Pty) Ltd was announced the winner of the Master Agronomist for 2013 competition by the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB). Nicholson was one of... Read more »

April 24

• Namibia: Fishery Quotas Generate Millions

  The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources managed to collect N$47 million in fishing quotas from the fishing sector during the 2012-2013 financial year. Read more »

April 22

• Namibia: Meatco Loses Court Battle Against Workers

  Judge Dave Smuts has dimissed Meatco's urgent court application to force workers to work overtime. In terms of the Labour Act, the company could not approach the Labour Court to... Read more »

April 17

• Namibia: Mutorwa Slams Malicious Assertions

  A submission by the Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics, Natural Resources and Public Administration on the restructuring of... Read more »