Namibia News: UAE company’s investment to boost date production, job creation

The Namibian government has welcomed a major agricultural investment in the //Kharas Region, where Warifo Investment, a company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), h...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia news: NamSnails export first live snails to South Africa

NamSnails, based on 38 ha of land in the outside Swakopmund, is the first fully climate-controlled, large-scale snail farming venture in the country and on the continent...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia News: Forty farmers get goats worth N$4 million

The Namibian government has allocated N$4 million in the 2015/2026 financial year to support 40 small-scale farmers in the Erongo and Omusati regions. The selected far...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia’s poultry sector preparing for bird flu

The Namibian poultry industry is taking proactive steps to contain an outbreak of bird flu should the deadly disease spill over from South Africa. In the light of Sout...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia News: Dam levels drop, country no longer on hunger hotspot list

Dam levels in Namibia showed a slight decline during the first week of July, NamWater reported. Due to the favourable weather so far this year, the Food and Agriculture O...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

NAMIBIA NEWS: Charcoal burners warned to be vigilant

Many parts of Namibia were blessed with exceptional rainfall during the 2024/25 season. As a result, the veld is lush, and the dams are full. However, as the country i...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

FMD: Namibian farmers warned to be extra vigilant

In the wake of the continuing outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in neighbouring South Africa, the Namibian Livestock and Livestock Products Board (LLPB) is current...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia News: Concern about giraffe mortalities

Farmers and veterinarians are concerned about unexplained exceptionally high giraffe mortality in parts of the country. Some farms have reported more than twenty deaths, ...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia news: Millions pledged for agri-infrastructure

Namibian agriculture will receive a whopping N$561 million for infrastructure initiatives in the 2025/2026 financial year. This forms part of the government’s strategy ...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia News: Preventing Brucellosis is the farmer’s responsibility

The Namibia Agricultural Union in their on Friday 9 May Newsletter urged farmers to be vigilant in protecting their animals against Brucellosis that can infect animals an...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia News: Horse sickness outbreak

African Horse Sickness (AHS) has been reported in six districts in Namibia and owners of horses and donkeys have been warned to take precautionary measures. Although t...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibian Red Line policy set to change

The Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) in its weekly newsletter on Friday supported the Namibian Parliament’s decision to amend the policy regarding the Veterinary Cordo...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia News: Lumpy Skin Disease

Vaccination: Take the bottles along! All cattle to destined for export from Namibia must be vaccinated 21 days prior to export and export permits will be issued only u...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia News: Drought relief programme saving lives

Some 1,4 million people in Namibia are at present benefitting from the national drought relief programme, the Office of the Prime Minister announced that 1,4 million peop...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia: New Environmental court has clout

Namibia’s new Environmental Crimes Court (ECC), which was unveiled by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) in Otjiwarongo on 4 February, will hopefu...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia News: FMD STOPS BEEF IMPORTS FROM GERMANY

FMD outbreak in Germany Namibia has banned all imports of cloven-hooved products from Germany after a case of foot and mouth disease was detected in the European coun...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia Alert:  Lumpy skin disease

Good and welcome rains countrywide may have led to a spate of incidents of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in some areas of Namibia. Farmers are alerted to the outbreak and urge...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibia: Livestock farmers resilient and looking for solutions

Namibia’s livestock industry is alive and well and despite concerns about intensifying drought, exports reached record highs in the first quarter of 2024. Simonis St...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibian beef value chain prepares for new EU regulation

Namibia’s beef value chain is scram­bling to align the industry for the European Union’s Deforestation Regu­lation (EUDR) that comes into force on 1 January 2025. ...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Stray livestock an ongoing problem on Namibian roads

Stray livestock along roads in Namibia remains a problem. According to a recent newsletter of the Namibian Agricultural Union, the situation is worse during drought when ...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Lumpy skin disease outbreak in Namibia

Eight cases of lumpy skin disease have been reported at villages in the Okakarara region of Namibia. According to South African dr Faffa Malan, Managing Director of the R...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Drought in Namibia: What to do to survive

If you are in a drought, most people say you should have planned for it. But it is too late for prior planning when the drought is upon you already. Presently the questio...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read

Namibian News: Poultry farmers should flock together

If organised, poultry farmers, whether for meat or eggs, has the potential to yield numerous positive benefits. With the support of all industry players, including farmer...

26 Mar 2026 · < 1 min read