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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...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and University of Maryland (UMD)/NASA Harvest, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, are collaborating on a project called "Improved Yield Estimates to Inform Agricultural and Food Security Interventions." The project aims to enhance the...

Windhoek, Namibia - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) hosted a joint press conference to announce the commencement of the project called “Capacity building support to Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) to improve its governance and support services to...