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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 for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) in Uukwangula, Oshana Region. The event coincided with the Namibia Regional Water Symposium (NRWS), offering...

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 insecurity and poverty situation in their community. With Maddy as their leader, the group resolved to establish the Mansanze Community...

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 Land Reform (MAWLR) to reinforce the Namibia government’s efforts to control the outbreak of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP/Lung sickness) and...

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 embark on a transformative agricultural initiative in Namibia. At the heart of this endeavour is a USD 1.2 million Japan-funded...

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 or GIZ) and other key stakeholders recently held a validation workshop in Otjiwarongo to present and validate the new Comprehensive...