Drought and locust outbreaks negatively impacting smallholder farmers – nbc Source link
December 27, 2024
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Drought and locust outbreaks negatively impacting smallholder farmers
Recurrent drought and locust outbreaks continue to impact smallholder farmers with agriculture-based livelihoods, making them vulnerable to food insecurity and undernutrition. While nearly 70% of the Namibian population depends on agriculture, the 021 Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report indicated that 26% of Namibia’s population faces acute food insecurity. 30% of the population faced acute...
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Drought, locust outbreak hit Zambezi farmers hard
Likwama Farmers’ Union chairperson Alfred Chilinda says farmers in the Zambezi region are not optimistic about yielding any harvest at all as they are currently battling drought and an outbreak of red locusts. The Zambezi region has been experiencing a dry spell since the beginning of the ploughing season, but farmers still ploughed, hoping things...
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Red locust outbreak in parts of Ohangwena
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has announced the presence of African migratory red locusts in some parts of the Ohangwena region, destroying crops and grazing land. The locusts are reported to be in both hopper and flying stages. Jona Musheko, the ministry’s spokesperson, says the locusts were reported by farmers in the...
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African Migratory Red Locust reported in Zambezi and Ohangwena regions
Maria David THE presence of the African Migratory Red Locust has been detected in some parts of the Zambezi Region’s river field areas and the Ohangwena Region, respectively. This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Executive Director Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata in a press statement issued on Monday, stating that to date,...
