Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Important to grow food for Namibia from the soil

Home Farmers Forum Important to grow food for Namibia from the soil

Windhoek

“Soil – building a productive, food secure Namibia from the ground up”, was the theme for the Horticulture Producers Training Day during the National Horticulture Week.

The National Horticulture Week was held in Noordoewer leading up the National Horticulture Day and for the first time since its inception, the Day was preceded by a full day of training for horticulture fresh produce producers. The Day is organised by the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) every year to showcase the achievements of horticulture fresh produce producers in three categories; Large, Medium and Emerging producers and also to recognise the retailers in fresh produce for their adherence to purchasing at least 41.5% of their horticultural needs from local producers before importing from beyond the Namibian borders.

“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 is related to fostering food security in countries all over the world. The strategic point of focus for the FAO is that soils are a strategic resource because it constitutes the foundation for healthy and sustainable food production for the planet. Directly and indirectly, 95% of our food comes from soils. Fertile soil is thus the true origin for nutritious food and the roots of good farming practice. Soil is a non-renewable resource that needs – and deserves – good care, protection and good management if producers are to depend on it for quality crops and high yields.

“The International Year of Soils” highlights many of the aspects of soil management and soil conservation and how all these aspects translate into food sustainability and food security all over the world. According to literature produced by the FAO to publicise 2015 as the International Year of Soils, a healthy soil is defined as the capacity of soil to act as a living system.