To this end, farming communities in the central, southern and eastern parts of Namibia are experiencing extensive scarcity of grazing and forage materials, resulting in the panic sales of livestock.
As the region offers deep-well drained and fertile soils with good water holding capacity, this provides ideal conditions to address the shortage of staple grains, such as white maize. To start with, the MAWLR can support about six seasoned crop farmers to participate in this programme. The aim would be to support about 60 farmers, and this would result in about 1 375.2 tonnes, which could be sold to millers or purchased by the Office of the Prime Minister to increase the available level of grains at the National Reserve Silos.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
This strategy has the potential to safeguard the livelihoods of farmers and the general Namibian populace that relies heavily on white maize as a crucial household staple.
News Politics Economy Trade Business Sports Current Events Travel Namibia Southern Africa Food And Agriculture
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Namibia: Maize Meal Price Set to Go UpThe price of the staple white maize is likely to shoot up after the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) set the floor price delivered to millers from 1 to 14 May at N$7 554,37 per tonne.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Namibia: World Bank Loan to Namibia Supports Renewable Energy Integration--Today marks the approval of Namibia's first ever World Bank financed energy project, aimed at improving the reliability of the country's transmission network and enabling increased integration of renewable energy into the country's electricity system. The $138.5 million will be implemented by the national electricity utility, NamPower.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »
Namibia: Tamson Denies 'Plundering' Namibia's ResourcesOne of the alleged masterminds of the Fishrot scandal, Tamson Hatuikulipi (43), has denied the assertion by the lower court in his previous failed bail application that he was part of a syndicate that 'plundered' Namibia's resources.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Namibia: Angola Rescues Northern Livestock FarmersThe Angolan government has extended a helping hand to accommodate Namibian livestock farmers by providing grazing land.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Source: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Read more »