Governor consults on reviving Uvhungu-Vhungu dairy

As part of plans to revive the government’s idle Uvhungu-Vhungu dairy farm in the Kavango East region, governor Hamunyera Hambyuka recently visited the indigenous-owned Travena Dairy in the Omaheke region for consultations. He was accompanied by Kavango East Regional Council chairperson Stefanus Sinonge and Rundu Rural constituency councillor Paulus Mbangu. Hambyuka said about 70% of the work to resuscitate the dairy, which has been a white elephant for 16 years, is complete.

His visit to Travena Dairy aimed to seek assistance in acquiring dairy cows for Uvhungu-Vhungu and to discuss industry best practices. “We have done the de-bushing and rehabilitated some of the equipment but we are still to connect to the electricity grid and upgrade the water infrastructure. “We have started consultations with private companies to explore possibilities of having joint ventures to operate the dairy,” he said.