Due to frequent droughts in Namibia, there has been an increasing number of farmers producing bush-to-feed and a higher number of them are willing to venture into bush-to-feed production enterprises. However, it must be stressed that bush-based animal feed production is complex and if implemented wrongly, the health and life of animals are in danger. […]
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Namibia’s woody biomass industry has endured many years without standardised quantification methods. Due to that, woody biomass assessments were done through unknown methods across Namibia, and this prompted the development of a standardised model (Biomass Quantification Tool (BQT)), that is easy to use and very specific for the estimation of woody biomass in Namibia, a […]
The Namibian bush biomass sector is a growing sector and has the potential to significantly contribute to the national economy through the establishment and strengthening of both domestic and international value chains and corresponding employment creation. Namibia Biomass Industry Group (N-BiG) through its advisory service DAS carried out farm-level survey in 2019 where about 213 […]
The Standard Bank BIOMASS FAIR has committed to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 regulations and restrictions put in place by the Government of the Republic of Namibia. The 28th Covid-19 Public Briefing included an amendment to Regulation No. 4 on Public Gatherings of the Public Health COVID-19 General Regulations (of the Public and Environmental Health […]
Standard Bank BIOMASS FAIR 2021 (BF 2021) is an event tailored towards the blossoming biomass sector in Namibia and the region at large. For the first time, the Biomass Fair platform is taking place over three days, comprising a Research Symposium (3 June 2021), an Industry Conference and Networking Dinner (4 June 2021) and NCA […]
FSC Southern Africa will be hosting training events on the FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard for Namibia and the FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure in June 2021. The courses are aimed at farmers and consultants interested in applying the FSC Forest Management Standard on their land. The training on Ecosystem Services Procedure is aimed at interested […]
The Namibia Biomass Industry Group through its De-bushing Advisory Service division launched the Bush Feed Formulation Application and the Biomass Quantification Tool with the support from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation Project. The tools aim to promote best practice in the […]
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Standard Bank BIOMASS FAIR 2021 (BF 2021) is an event tailored towards the blossoming biomasssector in Namibia and the region at large. For the first time, the Biomass Fair platform is taking placeover four days, comprising a Research Symposium (3 June 2021), an Industry Conference andNetworking Dinner (4 June 2.. READ THE FULL STORY
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In October 2020, more than a dozen civil society organisations and scientists issued a statementopposing a “Transcontinental Biomass Partnership Namibia – Hamburg”, which investigates thefeasibility of using Namibian bush biomass to power biomass plants in Hamburg as part of Hamburg’scoal exit strategy. READ THE FULL STORY
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