In line with Section 10 (1), (K), (ii) of the Agronomic Industry Act, 20 of 1992 and the grain marketing rules, all producers of controlled agronomic crops in Namibia are required to provide the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) with the expected production information, prior to the commencement of the marketing season. Therefore, for the NAB ...

RE: NAB HOSTS THE 2022 NAHA AWARDS CEREMONY On the 16th of November 2022, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) held a successful National Agronomy and Horticulture Awards (NAHA) ceremony at the Agriculture Showgrounds in Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa region. Otjozondjupa region is in the Karst production zone, a zone that produces substantial volumes of agronomic and horticultural ...

The import restrictions implemented by the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) on selected agronomic and horticultural crops are not against the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) or the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement, as these measures are in accordance with our national laws and regulations, and should therefore not be referred to as a ban... Download ...

It is hereby made known under Section 24 (1) of the Agronomic Industry Act, 20 of 1992 that the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, on the recommendation of the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB), intends to establish regulations regarding administrative requirements relating to the exportation, importation, local production and transit of controlled products. Download ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) wishes to notify the general public that Namibian standards for the marketing and commercial quality control oflettuce, berry fruits, watermelons and citrus fruits were published on 15th August 2022 in the Government Gazette (GG 7878) as Government Notice No: 393. These standards were developed and published through a collaboration between ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is aware of the trade statistics report released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) stating that Namibia imported tomatoes valued at N$ 24.6 Million during the month of July 2022. Regrettably, the aforementioned trade statistics contained incorrect tomatoes import data. The borders were closed for the importation of round and ...

This notice serves to inform the general public that the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is established as a statutory body under the Agronomic Industry Act 20 of 1992 (the “Act”) to promote the agronomic industry and... Download The Notice

The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) wishes to inform all the producers and traders of horticulture products, and all relevant stakeholders that the Namibian Standards Institution's Management Technical Committee on Food Safety Management Systems has drafted four (4) Namibian Standards specifying the marketing and commercial quality control parameters. Download The Notice

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PUBLIC NOTICE CALL FOR REGISTRATION OF THE EXPECTED WHITE MAIZE HARVEST TO BE MARKETED IN THE 2022 SEASON In line with Section 10 (k), (ii) of the Agronomic Industry Act, 20 of 1992, the NAB is mandated to obtain specified information from any person/s engaged in the production, processing, marketing, preservation and/or storage of controlled ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) invites all producers and traders of agronomic and horticultural products and all relevant stakeholders to consultative information sessions on the newly drafted crop-specific marketing and quality control standards for berry fruits, citrus, watermelons and lettuce, as well as regulations relating to the control of imports, exports, in-transit and local production ...

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION: STAKEHOLDER INFORMATION SESSIONS - DRAFT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) invites all producers and traders of agronomic and horticultural products and all relevant stakeholders to consultative information sessions on the newly drafted crop-specific marketing and quality control standards for berry fruits, citrus, watermelons and lettuce, as well as regulations ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is a statutory body governed by the Agronomic Industry Act, Act 20 of 1992, and it is mandated to promote the agronomic and horticulture industry and to facilitate the production, processing, storage, and marketing of controlled products in Namibia. In an effort to effectively promote the sales of locally produced ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is established in terms of the Agronomic Industry Act (Act no. 20 of 1992) with the primary objective to promote the agronomic industry and to facilitate the production, processing, storage and marketing of controlled products in Namibia. In line with its strategy and mandate, the NAB is in the process ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is a statutory regulatory body established in 1985 and it is governed by the Agronomic Industry Act, Act 20 of 1992. NAB is mandated to promote the agronomic and horticulture industry and to facilitate the production, processing, storage and marketing of controlled agronomy and horticulture products in Namibia through regulations. ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) wishes to inform all its stakeholders that the NAB Head Office in Windhoek will be temporarily closed on the 2nd of June 2021. This is a precautionary measure in dealing with two confirmed positive COVID-19 cases recorded at the NAB head office. During the temporary closure, our landlines will be ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) wishes to inform all producers and traders that the Namibian Standards Institution (NSI), has gazetted marketing and commercial quality control standards for the horticulture industry as indicated in the table below. The development of these standards were done in collaboration with the NAB and in consultation with key stakeholders from ...

On the 10 th of May 2021, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) in collaboration with the University of Namibia (UNAM) held a Seed Research Open Day event to assess the progress on the white maize and pearl millet seed variety trials currently being conducted by the two organizations at Mashare research site. The event was ...

NAB SCHOOL GARDEN FUNDING PROJECT The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is a statutory body governed by the Agronomic Industry Act, Act 20 of 1992 and is mandated to promote and facilitate the entire agronomic and horticulture value chain in Namibia (from farm gate to the table). Despite the challenging times posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) would like to wish all agronomic and horticultural industry stakeholders as well as the entire Namibian nation, many more years of abundant rainfall, prosperity and political stability. For the past 31 years, the agronomic and horticultural sectors have contributed immensely to the growth of the agricultural industry and overall food ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is mandated by the Agronomic Industry Act (Act No. 20 of 1992) to promote the agronomic industry and to facilitate the production, processing, storage and marketing of controlled products in Namibia. Section 4 (1) of the Agronomic Industry Act further allows for the appointment of NAB board members by the ...

In line with the Agronomic Industry Act, 20 of 1992, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is mandated to promote the agronomy and horticulture industry, and to facilitate production, processing, storage and marketing of controlled agronomic and horticultural products in Namibia. As per section 10 (1)(J) of the Agronomic Industry Act, Act 20 of 1992, all ...

The NAB donated a 1000 litres of Deltamethrin Pesticide valued at N$ 150 000 to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform at a handover event held at the MAWLR offices in the Zambezi region on Tuesday, 08 December 2020. The donation forms part of NAB’s continued efforts in carrying out its mandate of ...

Due to increased production volume of English Cucumber locally attributed to favourable climatic conditions, and as some traders persist on importing, producers finds it hard to market their product. Hence, the following measures will be implemented by the NAB to remedy this situation as per the existing MSP rules and regulations: The border will be ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is mandated to promote the agronomy and horticulture industry, and to facilitate production, processing, storage and marketing of agronomic and horticultural products in Namibia. Hence, the NAB is responsible for the issuance of import, export and transit permits for agronomic and horticultural products in line with the Agronomic Industry Act ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) wishes to inform all its stakeholders that the NAB head office in Windhoek will be temporary closed from Thursday, 10 September 2020 to Wednesday, 16 September 2020. This is a precautionary measure in dealing with a confirmed positive COVID-19 case at the NAB head office. Stakeholders are further informed that ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) wishes to inform all its stakeholders that the NAB head office in Windhoek will be temporary closed from the 11th of August 2020 to the 23rd of August 2020. This is a precautionary measure in dealing with a confirmed positive COVID-19 case in the Agricultural Board’s Building. Stakeholders are further ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is mandated to promote the agronomy and horticulture industry, and to facilitate production, processing, storage and marketing of agronomic and horticultural products in Namibia. In terms of section 10 (1), (J) of the Agronomic Industry Act, Act 20 of 1992, all producers of controlled agronomic and horticultural crops in Namibia ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a ceremony held on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 at the UNAM main campus. The main objective of the MOU is to enable the two organizations to engage in research activities that will enhance local production, processing, preservation, ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is mandated by the Agronomic Industry Act (Act No. 20 of 1992) to promote the agronomic industry and to facilitate the production, processing, storage and marketing of controlled products in Namibia. In accordance with the above mandate, the NAB through stakeholder consultations with the agronomic and horticulture industry develops and ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is a statutory body, governed by the Agronomic Industry Act, Act No. 20 of 1992. The NAB is mandated to promote the agronomic industry and to facilitate the production, processing, storage and marketing of controlled products in Namibia. In-light of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected the day to day ...

On the 24th of March 2020, the President of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency Dr Hage Geingob announced that Namibia, particularly the Khomas and Erongo regions will be on a pertial lockdown from Friday, 27 March 2020 at midnight, to Thursday 16 April 2020. This was done to control the spread of the Corona ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) wishes to inform all its stakeholders that the NAB Head Office in Windhoek will be temporary closed from the 27th of March 2020 to the 14th of April 2020. This is a precautionary measure in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Stakeholders are further informed that despite the head office closure, ...

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is a statutory body, governed by the Agronomic Industry Act, Act no. 20 of 1992.  The NAB is mandated to promote the agronomic industry and to facilitate the production, processing, storage and marketing of controlled products in Namibia.  In accordance with Section 10 (1) (g), the NAB Board in June ...

Hansie van der Merwe of Farm Ludwigshaven in the Tsumeb area was crowned 2019 Master Agronomist at the award ceremony and information sharing day held on Wednesday, 17 April 2019. It has been customary since 1995, for the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) to annually bestow this prestigious award to an exceptional grain farmer. The event …

The Namibian Agronomic Board announced the increment of the Horticulture Market Share Promotion (MSP) at a Press Conference held in Windhoek last week. The MSP policy was established by the NAB in 2005, as a tool to facilitate the increased production of horticulture products in Namibia, with the aim of achieving food self-sufficiency. In terms ...

Marnus Strydom, Manager of the Mashare Irrigation Project in the Kavango-East region was crowned 2018 Mega-Irrigation farmer of the year. This award was presented during the World Food Day event held on 30th October 2018 at Bunya combined school in the Kavango. The Namibian Agronomic Board bestows this prestigious award to a mega irrigation master …

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) hosted the annual National Horticulture Day (NHD) on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 at Olushandja in Omusati region. Each year, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) honours outstanding horticulture industry producers and traders at this prestigious event. The event aims to publicly recognise the hard work, innovation and ingenuity of horticulture producers …

Mr. Lifasi Munsu from Sibbinda constituency in the Zambezi region was crowned as the National Communal Dry-Land Maize Champion Farmer Of The Year, at an awards ceremony held on Wednesday, 22 August 2018 at the UNAM Multi-Purpose Centre in Katima Mulilo. Since the establishment of the awards competition in 2008, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) …

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF) hosted the Annual Mahangu Harvest Festival competition awards ceremony on Wednesday, 08 August 2018 at the Kavango East Regional Council Auditorium, in Rundu. The competition was introduced by the NAB to give recognition to farmers who have implemented improved …

Event: National Horticulture Day & Award CeremonyDate: Wednesday, 27 September 2017(Full day event, including the official programme, excursions leading into a networking braai)Venue: REIT Club, Okahandja Each year, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) brings the horticulture industry together to publicly recognise the hard work, innovation and ingenuity of producers and traders in their efforts to …

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Fidelis Nyambe Mwazi as its newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. Dr Mwazi is taking over the reigns, starting 01 July 2018, following his predecessor, Christof Brock, who is going into retirement at the age of 65. His appointment is effective from 01 …

Elize van Niekerk of Farm Springvale in the Summerdown area, was crowned 2018 Master Agronomist at the award ceremony and information day held on Thursday, 19 April 2018. Since 1995, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has annually awarded this prestigious award to an exceptional maize farmer. The event was hosted in collaboration with Namibia Agriculture …

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF) hosted the Annual Mahangu Harvest Festival competition awards ceremony on Wednesday, 08 August 2018 at the Kavango East Regional Council Auditorium, in Rundu. The competition was introduced by the NAB to give recognition to farmers who have implemented improved …

Nominations for horticulture producer of the year award open. The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has announced that the nomination process for Horticultural Producer of the Year Awards has begun. The awards recognise horticultural production on the part of all farmers producing for the market. Among the aspects that the judging will highlight are professionalism, innovation …

On 13 September, the communal white maize and mahangu farmers from the Zambezi Region who apply the best dry-land production methods, were awarded by the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB). Mr Alec Siseho was selected as the dry-land white maize champion farmer for 2017 and Mr Fred Mwabi as the mahangu champion of this year. The …

The National Horticulture Day, presented by the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB), awarded the best horticulturalists Namibia has to offer. During the day, that took place on Wednesday, 27th September 2017 in Okahandja, stakeholders of the horticulture industry were brought together to celebrate the achievements of their hard work and to share best practices that will …

For the first time in history agricultural farming on more than 100 ha irrigated land has been recognised by the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) for excellent and efficient food production. The winner, Rustie Kleynhans, manages the Sikondo Green Scheme Project, west of Rundu, where about 600 ha grains and horticulture products are planted under irrigation. …

As it has been customary since 2002, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has again hosted, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF), the event to reward and honour the best mahangu farmers of the country for the year in two categories. Customarily, the event takes place in the region where the …

Windhoek, 4 April 2016: The current drought that has crippled most of the agricultural sector in southern Africa was the focal point in the recent Grain South Africa Conference, held in Bothaville in South Africa. The Conference is an annual event where issues pertaining to and influencing the producers of grains, especially white maize, are …

Every year, since 1995, the Namibian Agronomic Board has selected and awarded a Master Agronomist. This year the winners are Ebbi Fischer and his wife Heidi of the farm Okongeama near Hochfeld. At a well-attended function on the 6th April on the farm, which included the AGM of the Agronomic Producers’Association, the coveted trophy was …

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) hosted the 11th annual Namibian Horticulture Day on Friday, 23 September 2016, to recognise the best horticultural producers and traders in 2016. The event awards and spreads awareness of excellent farming practices among small, medium and large scale producers, as well as traders. The event was attended by 245 producers, …

Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia, founder and Chairman of the Namibia Alliance for Improved Nutrition (NAFIN), Mr Nahas Angula, addressed commercial millers, including small-scale commercial millers in Ongewdiva on the importance of fortifying processed grain with micronutrients in order to foster a healthier population. The millers were gathered during a workshop on …

Windhoek, 9 May 2016: There are few occasions when farmers gather to truly celebrate their achievements. One such occasion is the National Horticulture Day (NHD), organised annually by the Namibian Agronomic Board. During the National Horticulture Day, the Horticultural Producer of the Year Awards Ceremony is held. This is a time when local producers of …

Windhoek, 14 April 2016: The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has this year awarded the title of Master Agronomist to Mr Georg Sievers of farm Ilmenau near Grootfontein. The NAB initiated the Master Agronomist Award and has been rewarding commercial grain producers who have implemented farming practices that maximise their yield of white maize under both …

Windhoek, 4 April 2016: The current drought that has crippled most of the agricultural sector in southern Africa was the focal point in the recent Grain South Africa Conference, held in Bothaville in South Africa. The Conference is an annual event where issues pertaining to and influencing the producers of grains, especially white maize, are …

Windhoek, 28 September 2015: The achievements of Namibian producers and traders in fresh fruit and vegetables were recognised at the 2015 National Horticulture Day on Wednesday, 23 September 2015 at farm Sonop at Noordoewer on the banks of the Orange River. The National Horticulture Day is organised by the Namibian Agronomic Board annually and nominees …

“Soil – building a productive, food secure Namibia from the ground up” is a critical approach in the agronomic sector in Namibia and follows on the 68th United Nations General Assembly Declaration of 2015 as the International Year of Soils. The declaration is implemented by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) worldwide and its mandate …

The Namibian Agronomic Board’s title of Master Agronomist 2015 has been awarded to Mr Hendrik (Rustie) Kleynhans of Sikondo, a Government Irrigation Project 12km west of Rundu. The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has been awarding commercial producers of white maize for the past 15 years. The purpose of the award is to recognise the outcomes …

2014 has been a good year for mahangu crops in Namibia. The country has enjoyed good rain which has enabled mahangu farmers to plant crops with the aim of harvesting very good yields compared with the previous year. Evaluations were done of the top mahangu growers of the season in the seven crop growing regions ...

The National Mahangu Champions for 2014 were awarded their trophies, certificates and prizes during the National Mahangu Festival – Oshipe – held in Omuthiya on Saturday 23 August 2014. Recoginising and rewarding this year’s harvest held particular significance because of the devastating effects of the drought on the previous year’s crop. The purpose of the …

André Compion of Farm Ghaub, situated in the middle of the Maize Triangle between Tsumeb, Grootfontein and Otavi, was officially named the Master Agronomist for 2014 on Thursday 10 April 2014 at an event held on his farm. Compion was awarded the title for his white maize crop that has been cultivated under rain fed …