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Numerous teams of Agricultural Extension Officers are on the frontlines battling the outbreaks of African Migratory and Red Locusts (AML & RL) in various parts of the Zambezi region, following reports of the second wave of swarming activities in Zambezi and surrounding regions since June 2020. The dense AML/RL hopper bands...

Its three o’clock in the afternoon and the sun is set high as its rays glare upon the vast barren ground that stretches west of the small mining town of Uis in the Erongo region. Apart from a few bushes and patches of lush green camelthorn trees along a few...

Farmers from the drought hit southern regions of Hardap and //Kharas recently received greenhouse hydroponic fodder production structures and veterinary supplies from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). The structures and veterinary items were availed as part of the drought relief support efforts initiated through the United...

As a result of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently handed over Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA). The donation came as part of FAO’s efforts towards addressing emerging challenges brought forth by the effects of...

A group of close to 10 rural youth in the Groot Aub area in the Khomas region recently expressed their appreciation to FAO Namibia for the valuable assistance rendered by the agency in providing them with the means to set up a community gardening project. The group, which is mainly...