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False Alarm: Foot and Mouth Disease Cases at Windhoek Abattoir

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Project to assist urban settlements in the Orange-Fish River Basin. The 5th edition of the newsletter,

TREE OF THE YEAR 2008

Plant Trees to fight Poverty

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Forestry Services   leaf National Forest Policy
Veterinary Services leaf Water Supply & Sanitation Policy
Water Services leaf National Agricultural Policy
Mushroom Productions leaf National Drought Policy
Plant Import Permits leaf Rebate Permits Guidelines
Rebate Import Permits leaf Seed Policy.........more >>
 
leaf GreenScheme   leaf Forests and Woodlands of Namibia
leaf Etunda leaf Agricultural Statistics Bulletin Nov 2005
leaf Community Forestry leaf A Proposal for release for Pearly Millet varieties (Okashana and Kangara)
leaf Omahenene Program  
leaf Urban & Peri-Urban Horticulture  
  • About 70% of the earth is covered in water.
  • Ten percent of the world's agricultural food production depends on using mined groundwater.
  • In 1997, there were about 268 million hectares (2.68 million km2) of Irrigated area in the world.
  • There are 2 in 10 people in the world who do not have access to safe and affordable drinking water and 5 in 10 do not have access to adequate sanitation.
  • Farmers: Stay alert at all times around animals as their behavior is unpredictable.
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