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NAMIBIA – The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has imposed temporary ban on certain vegetable importation following increased supply from the local producers, reports Namibian. According to Lesley Losper, national horticulture manager at NAB, the ban applies to 10 most consumed products in the country packaged in five and 10 kilogrammes. NAB said it closed off…
SOUTH AFRICA –South Africa and Namibia have signed a fisheries Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two countries work collaboratively to boost the fishing industry and curb illegal fishing, reports Business Day. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that the agreement poses a sigh of relief to the economy which has…
NAMIBIA - MeatCo, Namibia’s meat processing company has said that it plans to cut down up to 650 jobs as a move to ensure sustainable operations as a result of economic downturn in the country, reports the Namibian. Employees were encouraged to apply for an early voluntary retirement as a precautionary measure. The company said…
NAMIBIA - Eagle Lager, a subsidiary of AB InBev has unveiled an initiative dubbed 'Lima Nawa' in the northern part of Namibia that aims at improving farmer productivity and provide a market for their yields. The world brewer is seeking to promote production and availability of the Eagle Lager in the local market while using…
NAMIBIA - Namibia has opened its market to processed and unprocessed poultry meat and poultry products from the United States, according to USDA’s GAIN June 1, 2018 report. The country will import US poultry products from establishments approved for export by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). While Namibia imported 29,500 tonnes of broiler…
SOUTH AFRICA - The Botswana based grocery retailer, Choppies Enterprises Ltd has started operations in Mozambique and Namibia, as it looks forward to expand its footprint into the rest of Africa. According to Business Day, the retailer said it was gaining market share in South Africa where it has witnessed significant improvement especially in the…
KENYA - One of the brands belonging to the Namibia Breweries Limited, Windhoek has returned into the Kenyan market, but this time with a new partner, Kapari Limited, a Kenyan importer and distributor of wines and spirits. Business Daily reported that the come-back came after the brewer terminated its initial distribution agreement with East Africa…
NAMIBIA- Namibia has reported its first case of Listeriosis, a food safety concern that has swept across almost the entire meat industry chain in the neighboring South Africa. Namibia’s Health Minister, Bernard Haufiku gave the announcement to Namibia’s parliament saying that the victim was a 41-year-old man who succumbed to death after being hospitalized at…
NAMIBIA - The biggest challenge for the Namibian livestock and meat industry in 2018 is the mammoth task of bringing to fruition the joint industry vision, which seeks to provide sought-after quality products to the most viable markets for the benefit of all Namibians. This vision was first drafted in 2016, with key institutions in…
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed diversified concern, Innscor Africa Limited (Innscor), says it is excited by opportunities presented by the Namibian market.