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24 September 2021
Namibia identifies new strain of FMDNamibia has detected a novel strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in its cattle herd....
28 April 2021
Red locust outbreak destroys grazing land in NamibiaNamibia is struggling to contain a third wave of an African migratory red locust outbreak, which has now destroyed 719,000 hectares of grazing land and 1,207 hectares of crop fields in 10 of the country's 14 regions, the agriculture ministry said on 27...
14 January 2021
Namibia hit with a new outbreak of FMDFoot and mouth disease outbreak spreads further in Namibia, prompting renewed biosecurity efforts....
29 October 2020
Namibia’s FMD outbreak spreadsNamibia’s recent foot and mouth disease outbreak has spread from its northern region....
08 October 2020
Namibia restricts cattle grazing in Angola due to FMD outbreakNamibia has temporarily banned the cross-border movement of cattle with Angola due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease...
27 April 2020
Namibia's first batch of beef reaches USNAMIBIA - Namibia's first beef consignment sent to the US around 20 February of this year has finally reached its destination....
21 February 2020
Namibia becomes the first African country to export red meat to the US Following two decades of haggling over safety regulations and logistics, Namibia becomes the first African country to export red meat to the US after it sent 25 tonnes of beef to Philadelphia. ...
19 December 2019
Meatco Gets Biggest Portion of Norwegian Beef QuotaNAMIBIA - Meat Board of Namibia - the company tasked to facilitate the export of livestock, meat and processed meat products to importing countries - announced that it has allocated the Norwegian beef quota to 1600 tonnes in 2020....
26 June 2019
Namibian Beef Exports to China Distributed to Asian MarketNAMIBIA - Meat processing and marketing entity, Meatco this week said that the first consignment of premium beef exported in March was finally released into China's market, in Shijiazhaung - Hebei Province....
17 May 2019
Uphill Task for Livestock FarmersNAMIBIA - Farmers will have to pay more to sustain their livestock until the next rainy season, the Namibia Agricultural Union said....
31 January 2018
Namibian Cattle Sales About 421,000 in 2017NAMIBIA - The Meat Board of Namibia said on Monday that the country has sold approximately 421,000 cattle in 2017, an increase of 30 per cent compared to 2016....
06 October 2015
Namibia Gearing up for Three-Fold Markets BoostNAMIBIA - A supply deal with China and a pending treaty with the US could be a major boost to the Namibian beef industry. ...
20 July 2015
Further Foot and Mouth Outbreaks in NamibiaNAMIBIA - There have been two more outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease in Namibia....
11 June 2015
More Foot and Mouth Found in Namibian CattleNAMIBIA - Another outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease has been found in Namibia....
15 May 2015
Foot and Mouth Outbreak in NamibiaNAMIBIA - There has been an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Namibian cattle. ...
29 January 2015
Namibia's First Foot and Mouth Case For Six YearsNAMIBIA - More cattle have tested positive of foot and mouth disease, this time in Namibia, the first cases in the country for six years. ...
07 April 2014
Namibia Approves US Bovine Semen for ImportUS – Namibian animal health authorities have finalised plans to allow US bovine semen exports to Namibia....
29 January 2014
Rotting Zebra Bacteria Can Kill AnthraxNAMIBIA – A Zebra carcass has yielded a team of bacteriologists with a possible solution to anthrax bacillus....
13 November 2013
Desperate Farmers Break Sewage Lagoons to Nourish CattleNAMIBIA – Cattle in the northern town of Rundu are surviving desperate drought conditions because of vandalism on the walls of a sewage dam....
20 August 2013
OIE Reports FMD Outbreak in CapriviNAMIBIA - The Namibian veterinary authorities have reported two outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Caprivi, affecting cattle. ...
12 August 2013
FMD: Namibia Outbreak Caused By Wild BuffaloNAMIBIA – A foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak has been notified in the country’s far north eastern Kabbe constituency in the Caprivi region....
10 August 2012
Namibia Beef Exports FallNAMIBIA - Namibian beef exports dropped significantly in the first half of 2012 compared to the first six months of 2012. Volumes exported were 10,772 tons, less than half the amount exported in the same time frame last year. ...
08 February 2012
Buffalo Sparks FMD FearsNAMIBIA - The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) is waiting for laboratory results to confirm the Foot and Mouth Disease(FMD) status of a buffalo that was killed over the weekend at Otjituuo, south of the veterinary red line....
20 January 2012
IIlegal Movement Causes FMD in CapriviNAMIBIA - There have been two further outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Nambia. ...
22 December 2011
Livestock & Crop Sector To Grow In 2012NAMIBIA - Livestock and crop farming are expected to drive growth of 1.2 per cent in the agriculture and forestry industry next year, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) has said....
21 December 2011
Nearly 100,000 Cattle Marketed In Q4NAMIBIA - Cattle marketing and milk production in Namibia has improved during the third quarter, but the number of small stock marketed dropped, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) said in its latest quarterly bulletin....
05 December 2011
OIE: FMD Outbreak Reported NAMIBIA - An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been reported to the OIE by Dr Albertina Shilongo, Chief Veterinarian Epidemiology, Namibia....
28 July 2010
Preventing Spread Of Rift Valley FeverNAMIBIA - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf yesterday commended Namibia for acting swiftly and effectively to halt the spread of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the country during recent outbreaks. ...
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