Namibia seeks 94 million USD to protect livestock industry from FMD threat

Windhoek, Feb 11 (IANS) Namibia requires about 1.5 billion Namibian dollars (about 94 million US dollars) in additional funding to safeguard its livestock sector valued at around 15 billion Namibian dollars, amid heightened regional risks of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), a senior official has said. Speaking in the National Assembly, Namibia’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, […]