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As the curtain comes down on my assignment as FAO Representative in Namibia, I could not help looking back on these last 4 years and 8 months. There is just something about endings that cause one to reflect. Without doubt, there have been highs and lows, zeniths and nadirs. A...

Windhoek – The locusts have damaged over 2 000 ha of cropland and more than 700 000 ha of grazing land. More than 3 million ha have been surveyed The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has handed over two brand new vehicles and nine (9) desktop computers...

Namibia’s lucrative livestock sector is an important industry for the country as it remains a major source of income and livelihood within the broader agriculture economy with the export of live animals (mostly cattle and sheep) historically contributing to about two-thirds of agricultural exports by value. However, the livestock sector faces...

Windhoek - Addressing food insecurity and mitigating the effects of climate change through conservation agriculture Agriculture in Namibia needs to adopt climate resilient practises to mitigate impacts of weather variabilities, such as drought and flooding that are increasing in the country. Conservation agriculture (CA) is a climate smart agriculture approach...

Windhoek, Namibia -  FAO and NSA are collaborating to develop Namibia’s Strategic Plan for Agricultural and Rural Statistics (SPARS) as the country prepares to conduct its agriculture census.   If Namibia wishes to transform her agricultural sector and realise its full potential to help achieve food and nutrition security, a shift towards timely...