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New farmers attend lecture

New farmers attend lecture

EMERGING farmers flocked to another edition of a one-day public lecture series in Windhoek on Thursday, receiving practical tips from experts on topics like proper marketing of livestock, successful farming methods and veterinary first aid.

Valuable information and discussions on topics such as livestock auctions in Namibia, successfully farming livestock in harmony with nature, the supplementation of cattle, animal health practices and the introduction of the veterinary first aid kit formed part of the public lecture. Agra, in co-operation with the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and Feedmaster, presented the second Windhoek public lecture which was attended by about 60 new and emerging commercial farmers.Some 135 farmers have had the opportunity to receive hands-on information during the previous four public lectures presented by Agra and its partners.Agra’s veterinary first aid kit provide the farmer with an affordable, ready-to-use set of basic instruments and drugs to provide first aid to animals in the absence of professional veterinary help or until such time that help can be rendered by a veterinarian.Agra’s Chief Executive Officer Peter Kazmaier said: “With all the increases in input costs, rising fuel, electricity, staple food costs, it will just become more and more difficult to be profitable in the agricultural sector.Farmers will need to find and implement the most effective agricultural practices for optimum sustainable production and will need to cut their losses to the absolute minimum.”Agra, in co-operation with the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and Feedmaster, presented the second Windhoek public lecture which was attended by about 60 new and emerging commercial farmers.Some 135 farmers have had the opportunity to receive hands-on information during the previous four public lectures presented by Agra and its partners.Agra’s veterinary first aid kit provide the farmer with an affordable, ready-to-use set of basic instruments and drugs to provide first aid to animals in the absence of professional veterinary help or until such time that help can be rendered by a veterinarian.Agra’s Chief Executive Officer Peter Kazmaier said: “With all the increases in input costs, rising fuel, electricity, staple food costs, it will just become more and more difficult to be profitable in the agricultural sector.Farmers will need to find and implement the most effective agricultural practices for optimum sustainable production and will need to cut their losses to the absolute minimum.”

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