Drought slashes Namibia’s wheat harvest by 83.7%, imports surge to 126,654t
Namibia's wheat production has plummeted by 83.72% to just 2,984 tonnes in the 2024/2025 season due ...
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1.4 million Namibians benefit from government drought relief programme
The Namibian government has disclosed that 1.4 million people are currently benefiting from the national drought ...
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Adverse weather drives 26.6% decline in local crop production
#image_title Namibia's local crop production plummeted by 26.6% to 14,633 tonnes during the third quarter, compared ...
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Mbumba urges green schemes to bolster food security amid drought concerns
President Nangolo Mbumba has called on Namibia’s green schemes to enhance food production, emphasising the need ...
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Govt allocates N$3.6 billion for drought relief, social grants, healthcare support
The government has reallocated N$3.6 billion to address urgent needs such as drought relief, social welfare ...
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Namibia faces N$482-million drought relief shortfall
The Namibian government has launched a nationwide drought relief programme estimated at N$1.6 billion (US$90 million) ...
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Namibia expands drought relief beneficiaries to over 64,000 households
The Cabinet has endorsed the enrolment of an additional 64,525 households to benefit from the national ...
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Drought coping strategies for crop farmers
By Hanks Saisai The 2023 – 2024 rainy season was characterized by below-average rainfall in many ...
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The basics of plant poisoning
By Erastus Ngaruka A significant number of livestock mortalities in many farming areas can be attributed ...
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UN to aid over 163,000 people in drought-stricken Namibia
The United Nations (UN) has allocated N$53.3 million (US$3 million) from the Central Emergency Response Fund ...
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