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| PROFILE |
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The
Namibian Agronomic Board is a statutory
body constituted on 1 April 1985 in terms of the Agronomic Industry
Proclamation, AG11 and AG12 of 1985, which was replaced by the Agronomic
Industry Act (Act 20 of 1992).
In terms of this Act, fourteen Board members
are appointed by the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water
and Rural Development (MAWRD)
from various sectors of the agronomic industry and from government.
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In terms of section 9 of
the Agronomic industry Act, the objectives of the Board are to promote
the agronomic industry and to facilitate the production, processing
and marketing of controlled products in Namibia.
The vision of the Namibian Agronomic Board is to be a leading promoter of a vibrant agronomic industry.
The mission of the Namibian Agronomic Board is to
develop and promote a sustainable and diverse agronomic industry through management, facilitation, advice and regulation. |
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Nine communal and commercial producers of controlled
products (white maize wheat and horticulture products)
A processor of controlled crops
A trader in controlled crops
A controlled crop marketing agent
A representative of the consumers of white maize wheat and horticulture
products
An official employed in the government (MAWRD) |
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