In a semi-arid district, water is the scarce input. A lithium mine has to share it with the land.
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Farming
Keeping Kids Fed: Schools Navigate Food Supply Disruptions
The school feeding scheme is holding up but short on suppliers, the council reports – and that gap is an open contract for local farms and logistics firms.
Beans, Samp and Schedules: Kanye Keeps School Meals Moving Despite Delays
Kanye council moved to fix supply shortages in its school feeding programme, keeping beans, samp and the rest of the menu reaching learners despite delays.
The Water Cost: Can Erongo Supply a Uranium Mine and Still Feed Itself
Beneath the ownership deal sits a harder question about a dry region asked to water a mine, its towns and its farms at once.
Schools Keep Meals Flowing Amid Supply Chain Snags
Kanye District councillors said the school feeding programme runs fairly despite delays in beans and samp supplies, with P6.5 million budgeted.
From Molecule to Fertiliser: Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Reaches the Farm Gate
The nearest use of Namibian hydrogen is not an export cheque but a locally made bag of fertiliser.
Water and Local Spend: Mining’s Real Footprint on Namibia’s Arid Land
Behind the N$7.8 billion tax figure sit two land questions: whose water the mines use, and where their money lands.
Water and Rock: Mining Uranium in a Desert That Cannot Spare the Water
The most valuable input at Langer Heinrich is not ore. It is water, in one of the driest places on earth.
Heavy and Cheap: How a Per-Tonne Levy Lands on Farm Freight, Not Just Copper
A charge by weight falls hardest on low-value bulk, and that describes a fertiliser sack far better than a copper cathode.