Water is always a critical talking point in arid countries such as Namibia. However, many people and organisations are stepping up to share potential solutions to curbing water wastage when producing food. The Desert Research Foundation of Namibia has built aquaponic systems at several schools in Southern Namibia. Bernadette Shalumbu explains that aquaponics produces both fish and organic vegetables in …
In this episode of the MYD Earth Show we are chatting to the Deputy Director in the Department of Agriculture at the Namibia University of Science and Technology, Dr. Ibo Zimmermann, about Permaculutre. Soil is the foundation for a healthy environment, the material your plants grow from, soil is alive. Permaculture is a system of agricultural that uses the patterns observed …
Namibia has been receiving good rains the past weeks with rainfall ranging from 61.4mm in Windhoek, Katima Mulilo in the north 32.4mm, while at the coast, Henties Bay received 0.4mm of rain and the southern parts of the country ranging from 0.4 and 0.7mm. The Namibia Meteorological Service predicts that heavy falls are most likely in the far Northern regions …