The De-bushing Advisory Service is pleased to kick off this year with the bush-based animal feed campaign to promote the value chain. This will particularly address the lack of know-how and accessible and safer rations on a budget and with adequate nutrition for animals. During the nine weeks period of the campaign, we will be…
sustainable bush control and biomass utilisation
Decision Support System (DSS)
Online guidance tool to control Acacia mellifera.
Recent News
INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION:
The Central Procurement Board of Namibia on behalf of Namibia Power Corporation(Pty) Ltd (NAMPOWER) hereby invites local and international contractors to submit prequalification for Procurement of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contractor for the Otjikoto Biomass Power Plant. All requests for Clarification should be addressed in writing to the following email:clarification@cpb.org.na not later than the…
Guidelines for Labour-based Bush Harvesting published
More than 30 million hectares of land is bush encroached posing social, environmental, and economic challenges for Namibia. The wood-based value chains in Namibia are uniquely characterised to address bush encroachment. Bush clearing cannot take place, rather bush thinning paired with the utilisation of the biomass should be done. Bush thinning must be based on…
Testimonials
We need many hungry stomachs to eat the bush
Mr. Joseph Hailwa
Director of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF)
I am addicted to De-bushing
Dr Libertina Amathila
Former Namibian Deputy Prime Minister
Namibians are definitely realising the biomass opportunity
Colin Lindeque
General Manager, Namibia Biomass Industry Group (N-BiG)
Communal farmers can now rehabilitate their rangeland through bush utilisation
Jackson Hindjou
Communal Farmer /CLDP mentor
Animal feed trainings relieve farmers from feeling hopeless during the drought
David Kaunotje, Commercial Farmer/CLDP mentor
