livestock industry
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 Storm, a Namibian financial services company that offers inter-generational wealth solutions and integrated and sustainable investment strategies, said marketing activity across all livestock sectors saw[...]
Irresponsible use of antibiotics threatening SA’s livestock industry
The recent news that Ivermectin – a drug typically used to treat parasites in livestock – may be used compassionately by humans in the fight against COVID-19 – has sparked fears of a possible shortage as well as price hikes of the drug in the agricultural sector. “A far[...]
Saving Namibia’s livestock industry: Part 2 – Different rangeland approaches or case studies/best practices
The Namibian livestock industry is in decline. There is a large-scale loss of palatable perennial grasses, widely spread bush encroachment, and Namibia is regarded as a country that will be severely affected by climate change. To counter this trend, the Department of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF), together with[...]
Saving Namibia’s livestock industry (Part 1): Background of Namibian Rangelands and the livestock Industry
The Namibian livestock industry is in decline. There is a large-scale loss of palatable perennial grasses, widely spread bush encroachment, and Namibia is regarded as a country that will be severely affected by climate change. To counter this trend, the Department of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF), together with[...]