Namibia
Namibia Engagement Highlights Need for Separate Sheep and Cattle Import Protocols Amid FMD Concerns
Recent engagements between South African and Namibian livestock industry bodies have underscored the need for sheep and cattle to be managed under separate import protocols, recognising the significantly different foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) risk profiles associated with each species. Following the confirmation of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Namibia's[...]
Namibian community gardeners take centre stage at Shoprite’s Market Day on World Hunger Day
Beetroot, carrots, chillies, herbs and other vegetables grown in a Namibian community garden were showcased and sold at Shoprite Lafrenz in Windhoek on Market Day on Thursday 28 May. This year, the project, which annually provides local community gardeners with a valuable retail platform, coincided with World Hunger Day[...]
Namibian hunting season now open
The Namibian hunting season commenced on 1 May, and in some instances, it will run until 31 August. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) announced the 2026 hunting season for game and game birds in the Namibian Government Gazette of 30 April. According to government statistics, the[...]
NAM NEWS: DRONES AT NIGHT WORRISOME
Drone sightings reported in several areas across Namibia is raising concern of farmers who fear these drones may be connected to cattle theft and poaching. The Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) in its weekly newsletter states that drones, particularly sighted at night, in several areas of the country, is a[...]
Growing beyond borders: Namibia’s Oribi Aquaponics takes its next leap
What started as a bold attempt to commercialise aquaponics has matured into a scalable fresh-produce business with ambitions well beyond Namibia’s borders. For the Oribi Aquaponics Group, hard lessons, strict system discipline and strategic infrastructure investment have laid the foundation for regional expansion across Southern Africa. “When we entered[...]