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Windhoek, Namibia - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as part of its support towards Namibia’s locust response activities, recently handed over 56 Samsung Galaxy A12 smartphones and 40 tablets to the Ministry Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR). The donation is in line with the implementation...

On 16 October 2021, Namibians from all walks of life joined the rest of the world in commemorating the annual global observance of the World Food Day (WFD) during a colourful event that took place in the small rural settlement of Utuseb, located south of the coastal town of Walvis...

Windhoek –Johannes Nathan Vries – a lead farmer from Karas region is a new comer to conservation agriculture. He anticipates better yields, and increased income for his household. “Since adopting conservation agriculture (CA) this year, I have saved a lot of money for pesticides as the crop rotation practise keeps...

Johanna kwafeinge Benjamin is a young yet ambitious youth who does not shy away from setting herself apart from her peers. Born and raised in Eheke village in Oshana region, the young agriculturalist is a budding farmer who at a very young age was taught the value of being self-sufficient. “I...

In the midst of a very busy news cycle, a quiet revolution has taken place in Africa. Data analysts across the continent have collected data on agriculture, land and the environment and for the first time we have a full picture of land use in Africa. It has found more forests...