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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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 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...

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...

FAO Namibia handed over agricultural tools to the Sihetekera Women Group in Kapako Constituency, Okavango West Region. This was in fulfilment of the FAO pledge made to this women group...

FAO together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, and the SCORE project under the Ministry successfully conducted Farmers Field days on 26 and 27 February 2019 in Omauni...

Windhoek – The FAO Representative in Namibia, Ms Farayi Zimudzi and the Executive Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF), Mr Percy Misika signed a new USD400,000...

In keeping with global practice, the Representation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Namibia supported the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) to...

The Office of the Dean: Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) at the University of Namibia (UNAM), hosted an award ceremony for best performing students of the Faculty at...