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INVITATION: STAKEHOLDER INFORMATION SESSIONS – DRAFT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

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

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 ...

Call for Registration of GlobalG.A.P From Assurers Training

Board-members-extention-final-1 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 and Partners embark on seed variety assessment in Namibia

THE NAMIBIAN AGRONOMIC BOARD AND PARTNERS EMBARK ON SEED VARIETY ASSESSMENT IN NAMIBIA 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. ...

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF NAB HEAD OFFICE

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

GAZETTED CROP-SPECIFIC MARKETING AND QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS

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

NAB AND UNAM SEED RESEARCH PROJECT TO YIELD PROMISING OUTCOMES

NAB AND UNAM SEED RESEARCH PROJECT TO YIELD PROMISING OUTCOMES 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 Sowing seeds for practical learning

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

Happy 31 st Independence Day Namibia

independence 2021 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 ...

Extension of Tenure for Current NAB Board

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