Namibia’s lucrative livestock sector is an important industry for the country as it remains a major source of income and livelihood within the broader agriculture economy, with the export of live animals (mostly cattle and sheep) historically contributing to about two-thirds of agricultural exports by value.
However, the livestock sector faces a myriad of challenges, particularly with the constant outbreak of animal diseases such as FMD, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) (also known as lung plague), lumpy skin disease, anthrax, and FMD which pose a major threat to Namibia’s livestock sector.