Agriculture remains key to rural livelihoods: Masake

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2026-06-21
KATIMA MULILO, 20 June 2026 - Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Ruthy Masake says agriculture remains the backbone of food production and rural livelihoods in the country.

(Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA KATIMA MULILO, 20 June 2026 - Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Ruthy Masake says agriculture remains the backbone of food production and rural livelihoods in the country. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA
KATIMA MULILO, 21 JUN (NAMPA) - Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masake, says agriculture remains the backbone of food production and rural livelihoods in Namibia.
Speaking during an engagement with farmers in the Zambezi Region on Saturday, Masake said the government continues to create an enabling environment for agricultural development, but stressed that the success of the sector depends largely on the e...
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KATIMA MULILO, 20 June 2026 - Several Zambezi farmers attended the Katima Mulilo farmers' engagement meeting with the Deputy Minister Ruthy Masake but bemoaned several ministerial beucratic concerns as well as prices and markets for their produce among others. Masake assured them of her continued collective efforts to consult in a bid to better their circumstances.

(Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA
KATIMA MULILO, 20 June 2026 - Several Zambezi farmers attended the Katima Mulilo farmers' engagement meeting with the Deputy Minister Ruthy Masake but bemoaned several ministerial beucratic concerns as well as prices and markets for their produce among others. Masake assured them of her continued collective efforts to consult in a bid to better their circumstances. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

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