For generations, cattle haven't simply grazed the vast Namibian landscapes; they've been the very foundation...
FAO Enhances Namibia's Efforts to Control CBPP Outbreaks
22 September 2023
22 September 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 Land Reform (MAWLR) to reinforce the Namibia government’s efforts to control the outbreak of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP/Lung sickness) and...
Fostering Sustainable Livelihoods in Namibia
14 September 2023
14 September 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 embark on a transformative agricultural initiative in Namibia. At the heart of this endeavour is a USD 1.2 million Japan-funded...
FAO, MAWLR and Stakeholders Validate New Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme for Namibia
04 August 2023
04 August 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 or GIZ) and other key stakeholders recently held a validation workshop in Otjiwarongo to present and validate the new Comprehensive...
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 in Namibia, effective from 24 June 2023. The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia, all...
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 Agency (NSA) recently hosted an inception workshop to advance two critical initiatives: the development of the Strategic Plan for Agricultural...