Despite easing, Zim’s food price inflation remains highest in the world
Food price pressures that have beset Zimbabwe have persisted, giving the Southern African country the unenviable position of having the world’s worst inflation, despite some slight moderation, a recent report...
Beware of deregistered stud breeders, says Namibian Meat Board
The Namibian Meat Board (NMB) recently issued a warning to livestock buyers in Namibia to beware of buying animals from stud breeders who have been deregistered and are no longer...
Namibian mutton and lamb exports on the increase
Since its reopening in the second half of 2022, the Farmers’ Meat Market export abattoir in Mariental, Namibia, has processed payment of R10,9 m, excluding VAT, to 46 sheep producers...
Scepticism abounds over Zimbabwe’s compensation offer to farmers
Zimbabwe’s few remaining commercial farmers who lost their land during that country’s large-scale expropriation of white-owned farms were sceptical about the Zimbabwean government’s recent compensation offer. This was according to...
Botswana optimistic about local apple production
Farmers in Botswana are looking forward to starting the commercial production of apples, after the introduction of semi-arid varieties of apple trees suitable for local conditions.
Significant rise in milk production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is making strides towards self-sufficiency in raw milk production, according to that country’s Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development permanent secretary, Dr John Basera.
Zimbabwe’s maize imports show a sharp decline in 2022
Zimbabwe imported significantly less maize in 2022 when compared with 2021, according to the most recent statistics released by the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZimStat).
Sharp increase in area planted to crops in Zimbabwe
In a positive development for that country, farmers in Zimbabwe have reported that they have planted double the number of hectares to maize to date in 2022, compared with the...
US$98 million initiative to restore rangelands in Botswana
United States (US) Conservation International, United Nations (UN) Green Climate Fund and Botswana’s Ministry of Agriculture recently launched a new initiative intended to restore communal rangelands and improve the grazing...
Plans for more Nile tilapia farming in Zimbabwe
A strategy that will see a nearly threefold increase in farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Zimbabwe has been announced by the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
Zimbabwe wheat crop volumes hit record
Wheat producers in Zimbabwe had delivered a record volume of wheat of almost 327 000t to that country’s Grain Marketing Board by 25 November.
Nambian agri union committed to uplifting farmworkers
The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) is committed to maintaining the human dignity of farmworkers and to ensure that they could enjoy a dignified retirement.
New initiative to increase milk production in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean government has announced a strategic initiative to help fill the gap between milk supply and demand in that country.
100 000ha already destroyed in wildfire underway in Namibia
Nearly 100 000ha of grazing have already been destroyed in a wildfire that has been raging in the Great Karas Mountains in southern Namibia for the past four days.
Serious concern about the future of Namibia’s meat export entity
The latest financial woes of the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) have raised concerns about the financial future of this state-owned entity. This was according Thinus Pretorius, chairperson of Namibia’s...
Record wheat harvest expected for Zimbabwe this season
The wheat harvesting season is getting underway in Zimbabwe and indications are that a total harvest of 380 000t will be realised this year.
US bans poultry products from Botswana
The US has announced a ban on poultry imports from Botswana after an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was reported on some poultry farms in that country.
Saving wildlife, livelihoods amid climate challenges in Kenya
When the land surrounding Olchoro Oirowua village in western Kenya became badly degraded due to overgrazing, extensive deforestation and never-ending cycles of drought, more than 30 Maasai livestock-herding families leased...
Farmers and government clash over stray livestock
Livestock farmers in Botswana are at odds with that country’s government with regard to regulations that allow the government to repossess stray livestock and sell them at public auctions.
Namibia’s record white maize harvest could rein in imports
A record white maize harvest is expected for Namibian farmers in the 2021/22 production season.
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