FAO joins stakeholders in commemorating International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in Namibia
18/10/2023
Uukwangula, Namibia - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with government officials, community members, and various stakeholders, came together to celebrate the International Day...
Helping Namibian communities to weather climate shocks and build resilience
11/10/2023
Kongola, Namibia – In 2015, Maddy Kakula and a group of nine other community members in Sesheke village grew frustrated with the lack of employment opportunities and the growing food...
FAO Enhances Namibia's Efforts to Control CBPP Outbreaks
22/09/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over a Toyota Double Cab vehicle and 40 000 cattle ear tags to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and...
Fostering Sustainable Livelihoods in Namibia
14/09/2023
Nkurenkuru – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has partnered with the Government of Japan and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) to...
FAO, MAWLR and Stakeholders Validate New Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme for Namibia
04/08/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Corporation for International Cooperation...
FAO Appoints Accomplished Entomologist, Qingyun Diao, as New Representative in Namibia
20/07/2023
Windhoek – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Country Office in Namibia is pleased to announce the appointment of Qingyun Diao as the new FAO Representative...
Advancing the SPARS and Census for Agriculture Project in Namibia
17/07/2023
Windhoek – FAO and NSA to strengthen Namibia's Agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors through statistical data
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Namibia Statistics...
Empowering women in Small-Scale Fisheries
06/07/2023
Mariental - FAO Promoting Gender Equality and Economic Empowerement in Namibia's Small-Scale Fisheries sub-sector
In an effort to address gender disparities and promote women's empowerment within the small-scale fisheries sector in...
Funding Namibia’s small-scale fisheries action plan
13/06/2023
Swakopmund – Namibia's National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries gains momentum to mobilise implementation funding.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting the Ministry of Fisheries...
Strengthening Namibia’s capacities in food insecurity situation analysis
02/06/2023
Swakopmund - The trained experts will be able to classify acute food insecurity efficiently and effectively
Food and nutrition experts in Namibia have undergone a week-long Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Level 1...
FAO and UMD/NASA Harvest Partnership Strengthens Capacity for Crop Yield Estimation and Food Security Assessment in Namibia's Northern Regions
19/05/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and University of Maryland (UMD)/NASA Harvest, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, are...
FAO to improve governance and support services of NNFU and its affiliate unions
03/04/2023
Windhoek, Namibia - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) hosted a joint press conference to announce the commencement of...
Improving legislation for better health and safety regulation of plants and animals
17/03/2023
Keetmanshoop, Namibia – A diverse group of stakeholders gathered in Namibia’s southern town of Keetmanshoop in //Karas region to partake in a four-day Regional Consultations of Gap Analysis Reports and...
Restoring ecosystems through sustainable forest and land management in Namibia
03/03/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform...
Plant health vital for food security
03/02/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) signed a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) on a phytosanitary and...
Empowering small-scale fishers in Zambezi
06/01/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) conducted a field mission and hosted a capacity training...
Building resilience in Kavango West region
16/12/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the Government of Japan, donated a variety of agro-inputs and gardening tools to the Diworoka Ruhepo Roge...
Snyfontein community receives capacity support on small-scale fishing
21/11/2022
In June 2022, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), launched Namibia’s very first National...
FAO supporting Namibia to develop new Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme
17/11/2022
Swakopmund – The Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme (CCAP) is a framework for coordinated implementation of Conservation Agriculture by all stakeholders in Namibia
The first ever Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme (CCAP 2015-2
Uulili small-scale fishers receive post-harvest training
11/11/2022
31 small-scale fishers, fish farmers, and fishmongers in Uulili, in the Oshana Region, participated in a three-day Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA) training organized by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine...