In a collaborative initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) country offices in Namibia and Malawi, a delegation comprising 31 agricultural extension staff and management from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) recently embarked on a study excursion mission to gather insights and draw on best...
Martin Endjala The Uranium One Group has retracted its High Court application in Namibia, initially filed to contest the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Land, and Reform’s refusal to issue a drilling permit for exploration in the Omaheke Region. The company’s move to withdraw follows its earlier 2023 filing for judicial review against the Ministry’s decision...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja In an appeal to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR), the Popular Democratic Movement leader, McHenry Venaani has stressed the need for Namibia to modernize its maize production to enhance food security in the country. The call comes in the wake of disconcerting statistics revealing the import of approximately 82,000...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader, McHenry Venaani has expressed concerns regarding the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform’s decision to enlist external consultants for the feasibility study of the second phase of the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Project. Venaani questioned the prudence of allocating extensive resources to external expertise when capable in-house staff...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform says it is working to ensure that there is water supply to communities in the Omusati, Oshikoto, and Ohangwena regions, as well as in Daures Constituency in the Erongo Region. The communities have been experiencing challenges with water supply. Tondoro Constituency in the Kavango West Region and...
Oshikoto regional head of rural water supply and sanitation in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Stevenson Tuukondjele has implored communities to desist from tendencies of stealing their own properties. Tuukondjele in an interview with Nampa on Friday said he is aware of cases of theft of five pumps reported to their office...
Executive Director (ED) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata has said that the body conditions of livestock in the ||Kharas and Hardap regions range from fair to poor. In their Prospect, Food Security and Drought Situation report availed to Nampa on Friday, the ministry stated that livestock body condition is...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) on Thursday stated that the country received below normal rainfall with a delay in the onset of rain, since the beginning of 2022/23 season. In a Crop Prospect, Food Security and Drought situation report issued to Nampa on Friday, MAWLR Executive Director (ED), Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata stated...
By Kaleb Nghishidivali OTJIWARONGO, August 03 – Distinguished figures from the agriculture, academia, and international development sectors will gather in Otjiwarongo on 2-3 August 2023 to participate in the validation of the next phase of the Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme (CCAP II). This landmark initiative aims to enhance the resilience of small-scale farmers to climate...