Swift action needed to alleviate effects of drought: Schlettwein

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2025-01-27

SWAKOPMUND, 27 January 2025 - Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein, Erongo Governor Neville Andre along with managers in the ministry attending the Management Review Workshop at Swakopmund on Monday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 27 JAN (NAMPA) – Namibia’s severe drought conditions have prompted the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform to expedite drought response measures.
This follows President Nangolo Mbumba’s declaration of a drought emergency last year.
Speaking at the opening of the Management Review Workshop for the third quarter of the 2024/25 financial year at Swakopmund on Monday, Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Calle Schle...

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