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The majority of the inhabitants of the Otazuma village in Kunene region of Namibia rely on livestock production and principally herd goats and cattle for a livelihood. Although the area is semi-arid in nature, it has much underground water that was under-utilized. The Namibia Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Forestry...

Vanyegisa wakes up early every morning to water, weed and harvest tomatoes, spinach, and maize that are intercropped on her portion of a community garden. She has was trained in crop husbandry practices and applies the recommended practices to get the most out of her garden, which is the only...

On 21 October 2019, FAO Namibia and the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF) launched  the project “Support Towards the Operationalisation of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (STOSAR)” for Namibia. The 33 month long project is financed by the European Union’s 11th Economic Development Fund Programme (EDF 11) with...

FAO Namibia, with facilitation support from the FAO’s Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health (EMC-AH), held two national training workshops on Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) from 12-18 September in Otjiwarongo. The training aimed to build the capacity of 42 agriculture extension officers from the Ministry of Agriculture Water and...

FAO Namibia in conjunction with World Food Programme facilitated a ‘Nutrition, HIV/AIDS and Food Security’ training workshop with the Ministry of Health and Social Services Directorates of Primary Health Care, Family Health Division and Training)  from 2- 6 September 2019 at Rundu in Kavango East region. The workshop was developed...