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 …
