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Namibia: Drought Kills About 64 000 Animals in Six Months
Namibian, 26 April 2019
Deteriorating grazing conditions being experienced in most parts of the country amidst poor and below average rainfall led to 63 712 animals dying in six months, the Food Security… Read more »
Mass Animal Deaths As Namibia Faces Unprecedented Drought
Worsening drought in Namibia has dried up water holes, crops and pasture, leaving farmers unable to feed their animals - and unable to sell them for much either. The deteriorating grazing conditions being experienced in most parts of the country have led to at least 63,712 animals dying in six months, the Food Security Situation Report of 2019 has revealed.
The carcass of an ox lies on the ground at the Okombahe settlement in the Erongo Region in 2016. Communal farmers in Okombahe, Omatjete, Okaumbaha and other areas in the region are losing animals on a large scale due to the drought.
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Namibia: Poor Rainfall Impacts Country's Agricultural Production
Namibian, 25 April 2019
NAMIBIA'S aggregate cereal production for the 2018/2019 season is woefully short of the national requirement as the country expects a substantial reduction of at least 53% of last… Read more »
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Namibia: Farmers Unions Urge Government to Declare Drought a National Disaster
New Era, 16 April 2019
The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) in cooperation with the Namibia Emerging Commercial Farmers Union (NECFU) has urgently requested the agriculture minister Alpheus !Naruseb to… Read more »
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Namibia: Cabinet Approves U.S.$39,8 Million for Drought
New Era, 22 March 2019
Cabinet this week announced it has approved a comprehensive drought relief intervention worth N$572.7 million to assist drought-affected communities in communal areas, who are… Read more »
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Namibia: Govt to Support Farmers Hard-Hit By Drought
Namibian, 22 March 2019
PRESIDENT Hage Geingob said the government will assist farmers in areas hard-hit by the drought. Read more »
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