On Tuesday, 27 March 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF), in collaboration with FAO and other stakeholders joined the rest of the world in commemorating three important...

In efforts to build/enhance the resilience of the livelihoods to threats and crises posed by the recurrent nature of natural disasters in the Kunene Region, the FAO over the years...

  Unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change and other human activities continue to exert enormous negative pressure the world’s oceans. These actions have led to pollution of water bodies, depletion of fish...

The three United Nations (UN) agencies (WFP, FAO & IOM) in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry commemorated the World Food Day under the theme “Change the...

FAO participated in the inaugural Food Namibia Expo, held in Rundu, Kavango East Region.  The expo, organized by Food Namibia together with the Office of the Regional Governor, Kavango East...

Despite the consecutive droughts that have plagued Southern Africa in recent years, Cecilia Amutenya and her six children still have surplus food farming on a 5-hectare dwelling in Northern Namibia’s...

WFD, Theme for 2017 The theme for this year’s World Food Day is: Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development”. The theme focuses on the link...

The Office of the Prime Minister with technical and financial support from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed the national strategy for mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction...

In the spirit of ‘Delivering as One’ as the United Nations (UN) System in Namibia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Namibia donated a Toyota...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) by the request from the Government of the Republic of Namibia has availed funds to support the implementation of the Mainstreaming...

Informal food vendors received training on food safety and customer care at the Rundu and Ongwediva Fresh Produce Business Hub. The Agro Marketing Trade Agency (AMTA), together with the Food and...

Over the past years, Namibia has suffered three significant droughts.  The poor rainfalls have led to widespread soil erosion and land degradation, loss of arable land, crop failure and high...

Following the declaration of the Drought Emergency and in response to the request from Namibia Government, calling for concerted efforts and action towards addressing the drought situation; the Food and...

In response to a request for assistance made by the Government of Republic of Namibia in 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea have donated USD...

The recurring drought conditions affecting the country were exacerbated during 2016 by one of the strongest El Niño episodes on record. The severe drought conditions resulted in widespread crop failure...

Two years ago, The People’s Republic of China through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) seconded a 15-man team of agronomic experts to render technical support...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry commemorated the World Food Day under the theme “Climate is changing....

Gender equality vital for eradicating hunger and poverty Windhoek. Gender equality is pivotal to eradicating hunger and poverty, which is FAO's mandate. To enhance gender equality and women's empowerment in the...

A 3–member delegation from the Kaoko–Epupa Development Foundation (KEDF) based in Opuwo visited the FAO Representative on April 19th 2016, at the UN House in Windhoek. The group was headed...

The Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources in Namibia, Hon. Bernhard Esau accompanied by FAOR, Mr. Babagana Ahmadu visited the Fish Farm in Kavango Region on 15th April 2016 to...