Farmer eyes Okavango River to boost crop yields
Allexer Namundjembo Local farmer Marcus Kambulu, a resident of Mayana in rural Rundu, says the Kavango Region has the potential to become Namibia’s food basket if farmers make better use of fertile land and seasonal rains. “We have the land with fertile soil, and we receive good rain sometimes,” Kambulu said while speaking to the […]
Allexer Namundjembo Local farmer Marcus Kambulu, a resident of Mayana in rural Rundu, says the Kavango Region has the potential to become Namibia’s food basket if farmers make better use of fertile land and seasonal rains. “We have the land with fertile soil, and we receive good rain sometimes,” Kambulu said while speaking to the Windhoek Observer on Friday.
“Kavango must be the food basket of Namibia.” Kambulu currently relies on rain-fed agriculture and plants crops that add nutrition back into the soil. He uses traditional crop rotation to improve soil quality and plans to add conservation methods to boost production.