Researchers under the Biomass Utilisation through Sustainable Harvest (BUSH) project, recently spent a week in the Ovitoto communal area. The aim of the visit was to implement the first phase of the project’s bush encroachment mitigation and technology development strategies. Bush encroachment is one of the key agricultural challenges in Namibia. The most significant consequences…
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Biomass Technology Expo at Otjiwa draws over thousand visitors
Biomass moves Namibia. The Biomass Technology Expo (BTE) at Otjiwa near Otjiwarongo on Friday 9 August turned out to be the biggest biomass day Namibia has ever seen. More than 120 exhibitors showed their new technology, reached out to potential customers and exchanged ideas. With over 1,400 visitors the BTE claims its place among Namibia’s…
DAS capacity development project kicks off with 36 trainees in Okahandja
Bush encroachment of farmland in Namibia is a growing reality with an adverse impact on land productivity and grazing capacity. Efforts to reclaim land through bush clearing activities using a variety of chemical, mechanical and biological methods are increasing. Where livestock farmers in general see bush encroachment as a stumbling block to profitable livestock production,…
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