The shortage of unpredictable and very cryptic rainfall in Namibia for the past years has exacerbated the drought dilemma faced by Namibian farmers. Leaving only plains of land with little or no grass at all for livestock, while endorsing the manifestation of bushes which thrive well under such environmental stress. But the question lies with…
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DAS visit to Farm Hummelshain
Bush Information System field data collection survey
Bush Encroachment has been identified by the United Nation’s Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) as one of the leading indicators for land degradation. In addition, there has been a reduction in carrying capacity of rangeland in most parts of Namibia. In order to support evidence-based decisions and planning on the extent of bush encroachment/woody cover…
Business delegation on the development of Biomass industrial park in Namibia
The GIZ/MAWF Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation Project and collaboration with the Institute of Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS) organised a business delegation from the European biomass sector who visited Namibia in the past days. The aim of their tour in the central North of the country was to discover the tremendous economic potential springing…
Bush encroachment to be tackled under multi-disciplinary NUST project
On April 02, 2019 the Biomass Utilisation by Sustainable Harvest (BUSH) Project of Namibia University of Science and Technology was launched to tackle bush encroachment through three interventions; technology tranfer, applied research and capacity development for a period of 2.5 years from April 2019 until June 2021. The specific sub-projects include the optimising manual bush…
Validation workshop on the impact of bush harvesting on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Namibia
The impacts of climate change are largely felt in the Namibian agricultural sector. Drought is one of the most persistent effect of climate change across Namibia. Studies also reveal that climate change is one of the key drivers of bush encroachment. Erratic rainfall patterns, increased temperatures and increased CO2 are some of the implications leading…
A delegation of the German Bundestag visits Namibia
Five members of the Budgetary Committee of the German Federal Parliament (the “Bundestag”) visited Namibia from 24 to 26 February 2019. The Members of Parliament were accompanied by a high-ranking delegation. Thematic focus of the visit was forest protection, sustainable forest management, bioeconomy and private sector entrepreneurship. The delegation first travelled to Rundu in North…
N-BiG Encroacher Bush Business Plan Competition
The Namibia Biomass industry Group (N-BiG) welcomes all interested parties to the Business Plan Competition 2018. It stimulates innovativeness for encroacher bush utilization and value chain addition in Namibia. The novelty and quality of the idea, the strength of the management team and execution strategy of the proposed business, as well as the clarity and…
Manual on Bush-based Animal feed production launched
We are excited to announce the manual on how to produce animal feed from Namibian encroacher bush launched at the 22nd Rangeland Forum of the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) on the 28th November 2018 in Otjiwarongo. The manual outlines the great potential for bush based animal fodder value chain in Namibia, both for commercial…
Inception workshop on the development of a Bush Information System
The De-bushing Advisory Service and GIZ Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation Project conducted a one day inception workshop on the development of a Bush Information System (BIS) in Namibia. The workshop was aimed at collecting engaging with stakeholders from both public and private sector on data needs and present the methodology for developing the BIS….
What are the impacts of bush encroachment on groundwater recharge?
In collaboration with the Environmental Economics Network of Namibia, the De-bushing Advisory Service hosted an after-work seminar on the impacts of bush encroachment on groundwater recharge on 07th November 2018 at the NUST Hotel School. This follows 9 years of soil hydrological monitoring in a Namibian thornbush Savanna using automatic field monitoring techniques since 2007…