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

The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) hereby wishes to inform all its stakeholders that effective 1st April 2023, its operating hours at the Trans-Kalahari Border Post will change from 06h00 –24h00 to 24 hours a day Download The Notice

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 ...

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 crops, ...

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 of lettuce, 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 ...

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 ...