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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...

Mariental - FAO Promoting Gender Equality and Economic Empowerement in Namibia's Small-Scale Fisheries sub-sector In an effort to address gender disparities and promote women's empowerment within the small-scale fisheries sector in Namibia, a pioneering training workshop was held under the banner "Achieving Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Small-Scale Fisheries." The event,...

Swakopmund – Namibia's National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries gains momentum to mobilise implementation funding. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) to ensure the successful implementation of the National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries 2022-2026 (NPOA-SSF). This...

Swakopmund - The trained experts will be able to classify acute food insecurity efficiently and effectively Food and nutrition experts in Namibia have undergone a week-long Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Level 1 training to improve their knowledge and skills in the use of tools and procedures in analysing and classifying food insecurity.  The training...