Press Release

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE EXPORTATION, IMPORTATION, LOCAL PRODUCTION AND TRANSIT OF CONTROLLED PRODUCTS UNDER THE AGRONOMIC INDUSTRY ACT

| September 29, 2022
Board-members-extention-final-1 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 ...

PUBLICATION OF MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS FOR LETTUCE, BERRY FRUITS, WATERMELONS AND CITRUS FRUITS

| September 14, 2022
Board-members-extention-final-1 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 ...

CLARIFICATION OF INCORRECT TOMATO STATISTICS PUBLISHED ON VARIOUS MEDIA PLATFORMS

| September 12, 2022
Board-members-extention-final-1 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 ...

INDUSTRY NOTIFICATION OF THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY STAGE: DEVELOPMENT OF CROP-SPECIFIC MARKETING AND QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS

| June 7, 2022
Board-members-extention-final-1 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

INVITATION: STAKEHOLDER INFORMATION SESSIONS – DRAFT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

| January 25, 2022
Board-members-extention-final-1 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 ...

INVITATION: STAKEHOLDER INFORMATION SESSIONS – DRAFT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

| January 14, 2022
Board-members-extention-final-1 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 ...

NAB promoting the sale of local fresh produce to end consumers

| October 25, 2021
Board-members-extention-final-1 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 ...