Our very first female director, Dr. Ndahafa Nghifindaka was appointed during this year’s AGM. Dr. Nghifindaka currently serves as President of the Namibia Emerging Commercial Farmers’ Union (NECFU). We warmly welcome Dr. Nghifindaka and look forward to a fruitful working relationship
Author Archives: Julian
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Sep
Namibia could generate up to N$76 billion over the next 25 years if the 15.8 million hectares of bush encroached land is thinned sustainably. This is the overall target for restoration of bush encroached land in the National Strategy on the Sustainable Management of Bush Resources 2022-2027, launched on 08September at the Standard Bank Biomass […]
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Sep
Date: 07 – 08 September 2022 Registration link: https://app.glueup.com/event/standard-bank-biomass-fair-2022-online-62635/ Following the covid-19 pandemic, which halted the event and made large-scale activities worldwide difficult, the Namibia Biomass Industry Group (N-BiG), the Namibia Charcoal Association (NCA), and the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), will host a two-day Biomass Fair comprising of a Research Symposium and Industry Conference […]
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Date: 07 – 08 September 2022 Venue: Safari Hotel and Conference Centre, Windhoek, Namibia Registration website: https://app.glueup.com/event/standard-bank-biomass-fair-2022-59710/ Following the covid-19 pandemic, which halted the event and made large-scale activities worldwide difficult, the Namibia Biomass Industry Group (N-BiG), the Namibia Charcoal Association (NCA), and the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), will host a two-day […]
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Jul
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Group photo caption – From L-R: Ms. Victoria Hango, Senior Technical Officer: N-BiG; Mr. Nangolo Malima, Board Member: N-BiG; Mr. Progress Kashandula, CEO: N-BiG; Dr Raphael Karuaihe, CEO: Agribank; Mr. Andre Botes, Executive Sales: Agribank; Ms. Elaine Madih, Agri-Advisory Services Manager: Agribank; Mr. Kenneth Kasata, Risk Officer: Agribank. Read full media release here
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Jun
Please note that we have migrated all the De-bushing Advisory Service website contents from: https://www.n-big.org/ to: https://www.n-big.org/ as the DAS website is discontinued. Farmers’ tools, downloads, additional information, FAQ, videos, and success stories can now be accessed under the N-BiG advisory service via this link: https://www.n-big.org/advisory-services/ Our advisory service continues to serve as a national […]
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Jun
Jun
As the biomass industry is taking shape in Namibia, it is advisable for every farmer to understand the value of the encroacher bushes on their farms. The type of encroacher bushes, sizes, density, and yield (depending on the value chain of interest) differs significantly across different camps on every farm. A solution for the Namibian […]
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May
May
Innovation Energie Développment (IED), an independent consulting and engineering firm specialising in sustainable energy services, is visiting Namibia in May on a mission to do Due Diligence on the biomass supply chain in Namibia. The objective of their mission is to better understand the current biomass supply chain environment, including the ongoing supply chain actors […]