OBSERVER COASTAL | N$3m boost for Farm Nuwehoop set to transform food security in Omaheke

Renthia Kaimbi

The Farm Nuwehoop project in the Omaheke Region was officially revitalised on Friday through a substantial N$3 million investment by the Swakop Uranium Foundation to bolster agricultural development and combat food insecurity.

The handover ceremony, which took place at the farm, marked a new chapter for the previously struggling initiative, now transformed into a productive agricultural hub designed to serve the region’s most vulnerable populations.

The investment, facilitated in partnership with the Office of the Governor of the Omaheke Region and the Farm Nuwehoop Trust, has facilitated a comprehensive overhaul of the farm’s infrastructure.

Key upgrades include the rehabilitation of boreholes, the installation of four substantial water tanks, and the construction of modern livestock and agricultural facilities such as a state-of-the-art chicken coop, a rabbit hutch, a goat kraal, and greenhouses.