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Bunya, Namibia - In 2020, Namibia faced a menacing wave of locust outbreaks that exacerbated the already dire food insecurity situation in the country. As many farming communities battled the locusts and gripped by the prospect of losing their hard toiled harvest, determined farmers such as Theresia Ihemba sought to...

Rundu, Namibia – To strengthen agricultural knowledge and support for small-scale farmers in Namibia, 29 agricultural extension staff from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) successfully completed a three-week Farmer Field School (FFS) Training of Trainers (ToT) program. The program, jointly hosted by the Food and Agriculture...

Swakopmund, Namibia - In a collaborative effort to strengthen Namibia's agricultural information systems and decision-making processes, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) recently hosted a workshop on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Agriculture Information Management...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Namibia's Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR), spearheaded a crucial Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) training session for veterinary officers within MAWLR’s Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS). The comprehensive three-day training session hosted 38 participants, comprising state...

Rundu, Namibia - Namibia united with the global community to mark this year's World Food Day (WFD) commemoration held on 26 October 2023 in Kayova Village, Ndiyona Constituency, Kavango East Region. Centered around the theme "Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind," the event saw various stakeholders, including...