Namibia

New rabies vaccine for kudu being tested

Progress has been made with the development of a rabies vaccine for kudu in Namibia. The rich history of Namibia, formerly known as German Southwest, enhances the unique effort to find a...

9 Dec 2024 · 7 min read

Namibia: Livestock farmers resilient and looking for solutions

Namibia’s livestock industry is alive and well and despite concerns about intensifying drought, exports reached record highs in the first quarter of 2024. Simonis Storm, a Namibian ...

31 Oct 2024 · 5 min read

Opinion Piece: Localised recruitment is key to unlocking opportunity in Namibia’s burgeoning energy pipeline

The discovery of significant oil and gas reserves in Namibia’s Orange Basin has the potential to transform the country into the world’s newest petrostate. In addition, gigawatt-scale...

14 Aug 2024 · 3 min read

Lumpy skin disease outbreak in Namibia

Eight cases of lumpy skin disease have been reported at villages in the Okakarara region of Namibia. According to South African dr Faffa Malan, Managing Director of the Ruminant Veterina...

13 Aug 2024 · 4 min read

Namibia lifts ban on poultry imports from South Africa

The Namibian chicken industry is rejoicing following the government’s decision to lift a one-year prohibition on importing chickens from neighbouring South Africa. This decision, which...

12 Jun 2024 · 4 min read

Namibia: Rabies in kudu on the rise again

An increase in the number of rabies cases among kudu has been reported in Namibia. Yet, rabies is nothing new to Namibia. The first cases of rabid kudus were reported near Windhoek in th...

16 Mar 2024 · 7 min read

Livestock branding part 4: Freeze-branding

Many farmers rely on branding or marking livestock not only as a means of establishing ownership, but also to contain useful information, such as the animals' birth dates and registratio...

28 Nov 2023 · 9 min read

Crop production guide Namibia part 13: Pest and weed control application techniques

The methods used to apply plant pro­tection chemicals are referred to as application techniques. There are many factors that contribute to good plant protection, including the substa...

21 Sep 2022 · 7 min read

Market access woes worsen with Namibia, Botswana bans on SA vegetables

Agri SA has written to Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development Thoko Didiza to request her urgent intervention after Botswana and Namibia took unilateral action to bl...

19 Aug 2022 · 3 min read

Crop production guide in Namibia Part 11: Pest management

Avital part of crop production is pest control. However, pesticides should be used responsibly to prevent harming farmers, workers, consumers, and the environment. Guidelines for action...

21 Jul 2022 · 7 min read
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