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The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) is inviting all persons with adequate experience the area of Agriculture to serve as Technical Working Group (TWG) or Subject Matter Experts in the Review of Unit Standards for Agriculture 2022. NB: one of the qualifications to be reviewed under the Agriculture framework is Bush Control that was facilitated by […]
DAS recently published 3 publications translated into four (4) local languages ( Afrikaans, Rukwangali, Otjiherero and Oshiwambo). The publications aim at providing Namibian farmers with translated tools for better understanding and knowledge dissemination of sustainable bush control and biomass utilisation. Download publications here.
Read full press release here and download NUST Bush Project information booklet for more details.
Are you interested in restoring your rangeland and utilising the harvested bush biomass to produce various value chains such as charcoal? Look no further than the N-BiG Harvesting Equipment Services available for lease. The Namibia Biomass Industry Group (N-BiG) harvesting equipment lease services aims to improve access to highly efficient technologies, tackle the challenges that […]
The Namibia Biomass Industry Group (N-BiG) is a section 21 non-profit industry association, representing a wide range of private sector and academic members active within the Namibian bush-biomass sector. Part of the association mandate is Knowledge transfer. N-BiG through its De-bushing Advisory Service (DAS) division currently implements a comprehensive capacity development programme for Namibian farmers, SMEs, and […]
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 […]