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THE NAB LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE PERMIT APPLICATION SYSTEM

Board-members-extention-final-1 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 ...

Temporary closure of NAB OFFICES due to a confirmed positive COVID-19 case

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 ...

CALL FOR REGISTRATION OF UNREGISTERED HORTICULTURE PRODUCERS OF CONTROLLED PRODUCTS

Board-members-extention-final 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 ...

New Requirements regarding primary processed Fruit and Vegetable products

Board-members-extention-final The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is mandated to regulate controlled horticultural (fruit and vegetable) products imported into Namibia, in accordance with the Agronomic Industry Act 20 of 1992. This is also done in line with the Market Share Promotion (MSP) scheme, aimed at stimulating local production and trade of horticultural products in Namibia, as a ...

Extension of the NAB Board’s term of office

Board-members-extention-final 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 ...

NAB and UNAM sign MoU

NAB and UNAM sign MoU 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, ...

COVID-19 Relief initiative for staple food during the 2020 marketing season

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected all economic activities in the country, and the agronomic and horticultural industry is no exception. As a result, the NAB in corporation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform have come up with the COVID-19 initiative to ensure the affordability of staple food (white maize and pearl ...

Illegal importations of controlled products into local markets

Illegally imported maize meal 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 ...