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New policy to make food fortification mandatory for improved nutrition Windhoek – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with Namibia in developing a new Nutrition Policy and Implementation Plan that makes it mandatory to fortify foods with essential nutrients. The new policy will replace the...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry launched the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund Project (ASTF).  The aim of the two-day workshop is to strengthen controls of food safety threats, plant and animal pests and disease for agricultural productivity and...

Price escalation attributed to government’s acceptance of highly priced farms 20 March 2015, Windhoek - High prices have hampered the Namibian government’s efforts to acquire 15 million hectares of land, by 2020, for redistribution as a vehicle for poverty alleviation. A report, “Study into Agricultural Land Prices” commissioned by the Government...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF), hosted its annual World Food Day event.  The event which is observed annually around the world, celebrates the founding of the FAO, with the purpose of highlighting global efforts...

USD$1.5 million funding from China to boost production and improve food security in Namibia 16 June 2014, Windhoek - A new agreement to boost agricultural production as well as tackle food and nutrition insecurity in Namibia, has been launched today. The USD$ 1.5 million agreement signed by the Governments of Namibia...