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…
sustainable bush control and biomass utilisation
Decision Support System (DSS)
Online guidance tool to control Acacia mellifera.
Recent News
Reporting on the Bush Biomass Sector Survey findings
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…
Biomass Fair 2021 Event Postponed
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…
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
