Validation of the VGGT translations completed in Windhoek
30/10/2020
Two separate validation workshops of the translated versions of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security...
FAO supports fight against African Migratory and Red Locusts in the Zambezi Region
07/10/2020
Numerous teams of Agricultural Extension Officers are on the frontlines battling the outbreaks of African Migratory and Red Locusts (AML & RL) in various parts of the Zambezi region, following...
Uberhunis and Khoro-Aus receive a lifeline from the Korea funded project
17/08/2020
Its three o’clock in the afternoon and the sun is set high as its rays glare upon the vast barren ground that stretches west of the small mining town of...
FAO Hands over greenhouse hydroponic fodder production structures to Hardap and //Kharas regions
09/07/2020
Farmers from the drought hit southern regions of Hardap and //Kharas recently received greenhouse hydroponic fodder production structures and veterinary supplies from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United...
FAO Donates Personal Protection Equipment to NSA
07/07/2020
As a result of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently handed over Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Namibia Statistics...
Youth Gardening Project Persists Amidst COVID-19 Challenges
27/05/2020
A group of close to 10 rural youth in the Groot Aub area in the Khomas region recently expressed their appreciation to FAO Namibia for the valuable assistance rendered by...
FAO Policy Briefs on impact of COVID-19 on food and agriculture
06/04/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting not only food trade, food supply chains and markets but also people’s lives, livelihoods and nutrition. This collection of policy briefs presents a qualitative and quantitative...
FAO Kick starts the “Emergency Livelihood Support to Drought-affected Communities” project in Namibia
11/02/2020
In a bid to avert the devastating effects of the critical drought situation in Namibia, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), with financial support from the United Nations Central Emergency...
Marginalized community regains food production capacity
13/11/2019
Vanyegisa wakes up early every morning to water, weed and harvest tomatoes, spinach, and maize that are intercropped on her portion of a community garden. She has was trained in...
Learning and Earning - Success Story from the Otazuma small scale food and fodder production Project in Kunene Region, Namibia
13/11/2019
The majority of the inhabitants of the Otazuma village in Kunene region of Namibia rely on livestock production and principally herd goats and cattle for a livelihood. Although the area...
Official Launch of Support Towards the Operationalisation of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP) Namibia
19/09/2019
On 21 October 2019, FAO Namibia and the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF) launched the project “Support Towards the Operationalisation of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (STOSAR)” for...
Extension Officers Trained in Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS)
19/09/2019
FAO Namibia, with facilitation support from the FAO’s Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health (EMC-AH), held two national training workshops on Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) from 12-18 September in...
Nutrition and Food Security Training for Health Care Workers
10/09/2019
FAO Namibia in conjunction with World Food Programme facilitated a ‘Nutrition, HIV/AIDS and Food Security’ training workshop with the Ministry of Health and Social Services Directorates of Primary Health Care,...
Agri4Youth Conference Engages Youth in Agriculture
19/08/2019
On the 16th of August 2019, FAO Namibia was privileged to participate in the Agri4Youth Conference themed “Inspiring the Future of Agriculture in Namibia” in Windhoek. The event organised by...
Youth in Agriculture Project Gives Hope
24/07/2019
FAO Namibia staff recently undertook a field visit to the Nauasaport Rural Youth Gardening Project, located 30km south of Windhoek. The aim of the visit was to meet some of...
FAO Supports the Development of Disaster Risk Management Strategy for Agricultural Sector
23/07/2019
Following a request by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) for support to develop a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategy for the agricultural sector, FAO Namibia facilitated a...
Meet New FAO Staff
22/07/2019
The FAO Namibia team has grown with the addition of two new interns who recently joined the Organization
Lolita is an intern at FAO under the Regional Office for Africa (RAF)...
Ministers meet to review SADC food crises
25/06/2019
On 07 June 2019, SADC Ministers responsible for Agriculture and Food Security, Fisheries and Aquaculture met in Windhoek, to review the overall regional food security situation, as well as progress...
FAO trains Namibian Parliamentarians on VGGTs
17/06/2019
FAO recently conducted a three day training session for members of the Namibian Parliament and senior officials from relevant Ministries engaged in the governance of land tenure from 11-13 June...
Launch of 2019-2023 Country Programming Framework
29/04/2019
On 26 April 2019, FAO Namibia launched the Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period 2019-2023. The CPF will guide FAO’s partnership with the government of Namibia for five years...