Namibia: Ministry alerts farmers to looming drought
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaONGWEDIVA - The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has advised farmers in northern Namibia to prepare themselves for a possible drought because of erratic...
View ArticleNamibia: Climate Change manifestation into drought
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaThe climate change topic has been well elaborated on for years now. It appears to be evident that the effects of climate change on agriculture are observed in many parts...
View ArticleNamibia: Namibia: Food insecurity threatens farmers at Etunda
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaETUNDA - Farmers at Etunda village, south of Epalela in Omusati Region, fear that if it fails to rain many households will suffer food insecurity and many people, mostly...
View ArticleNamibia: Contingency measures as Hepatitis- E outbreak hits Gobabis
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaHileni MwandingiGOBABIS - The Ministry of Health and Social Services together with other stakeholders in Gobabis have been working around the clock to come up with the...
View ArticleNamibia: Farmers’ unions unite in fight against drought with emergency action...
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaDeon SchlechterWINDHOEK - Namibia’s leading farmers’ unions are requesting an urgent meeting with agricultural minister Alpheus !Naruseb this week to inform him of the...
View ArticleNamibia: Drought aid programme launches
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaDeon SchlechterWINDHOEK - Sixteen down and out farmers from Keetmanshoop, Grunau, Koes, Bethanie, Karasburg and Aroab in the South could not hide their relief and joy...
View ArticleNamibia: UNFPA donates hygiene kits for hepatitis E fight
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaBy Alvine KapitakoWINDHOEK - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) donated 1 600 hygiene kits worth over N$500 000 to the Ministry of Health and Social Services, as...
View ArticleNamibia: Heavy rainfall brings relief to southern farmers
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWINDHOEK - More than 140mm of rainfall were measured in some areas in the south and southeast of Namibia last Friday when drought-stricken farmers received the first...
View ArticleNamibia: Cabinet advises farmers to take cautionary measures concerning drought
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaAlbertina NakaleWINDHOEK - Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry to advise farmers in areas with poor grazing to take precautionary...
View ArticleNamibia: Poor rainfall delays cultivation
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWINDHOEK - The first half of the 2018/2019 rainfall season saw an extremely poor rainfall which subsequently caused considerable delay in cultivation activities, notes...
View ArticleNamibia: Operation #togetherwearestrong helping farmers with animal feed
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWINDHOEK - Due to the severe drought in Namibia, Kaap Agri Namibia and Pupkewitz Megabuild have embarked upon a solidarity initiative, #togetherwearestrong, to help the...
View ArticleNamibia: Hepatitis E outbreak exposes health’s emergency unpreparedness
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWINDHOEK - The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, says hepatitis E, which was declared an outbreak in December 2017, has exposed the ministry’s...
View ArticleNamibia: Zambezi farmers face fall armyworm outbreak
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaRUNDU - The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has confirmed there is an outbreak of fall armyworms in the Zambezi Region after it was reported on February 14 to...
View ArticleNamibia: FirstRand Namibia reaches out to drought-stricken farmers
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWINDHOEK- FirstRand Namibia employees contributed over N$45 800 towards the Namibia Farmers Drought Assistance (Namibië Boere Droogtehulp) programme, as part of the...
View ArticleNamibia: Drought aid schemes get stuck as funds run dry
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaDeon SchlechterWINDHOEK – After reaching out to 221 drought-stricken farmers and close to 95 000 animals with donations of more than N$500 000, the private emergency...
View ArticleNamibia: Cabinet approves N$573 million for drought
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaKuzeeko TjitemisaWINDHOEK - Cabinet this week announced it has approved a comprehensive drought relief intervention worth N$572.7 million to assist drought-affected...
View ArticleNamibia: Table set for soaring prices, drought and food insecurity
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaDeon SchlechterWINDHOEK – Tighten your budget belt and prepare for bundles of price increases, an intensified drought and food insecurity by May.This is the loud and...
View ArticleNamibia: Omadhiya rejoices over piped water
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaOMUTHIYA - The recently completed 2.4-kilometre water pipeline has brought joy and relief to the drought-stricken community of Omadhiya in Oniipa Constituency, as the...
View ArticleNamibia: Dare to Care distribution of 76 000 bags of animal fodder kicks off
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaDeon SchlechterWINDHOEK – Donations to the Dare to Care Fund under the umbrella of the Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) currently stand at N$4.1 million and yesterday...
View ArticleNamibia: Lack of budget hinders water provision in Ohangwena
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaONGWEDIVA – The lack of budget in Ohangwena Region is hindering water provision, particularly to the much drought-stricken constituencies that to date have no water...
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