Namibia is looking to cut down on the growing import bill of vegetable oils, especially for the most commonly-consumed oils such as sunflower oil, palm oil, soybean oil, olive oil and canola oil. This will be done by exploring domestic opportunities to produce those oils locally in various parts of the country. At present, the...
A group of 18 female vegetable farmers from Omaheke, Otjozondjupa and Kunene regions gathered in a three-day value addition training course at Otjiwarongo this week, where they were taught to process raw tomatoes into bottled tomato sauce. Their tutor, Monika Styger, who has been processing raw tomatoes into tomato sauce and bottling for commercial purposes...
At Otjivizee village, situated 80km from Opuwo in the Kunene region, Veyamubura Tjiuma (37) defies the odds each day. Tjiuma is a person who is blind. He grows tomatoes, onions, papayas, bananas, chillies, tea, and beans to feed his family and to earn an income.The visual impairment Tjiuma suffered 13 years ago turned his life...
Martin Endjala MINISTER of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni last Friday officially opened the N$ 2million Fruit and Vegetables Trading Market in Tsumeb. The official opening of the market clears the way for the towns’ vendors to have a place to work from after years of working on the street. The Fruit and Vegetable...