In a move to encourage efficient harvesting practices and utilisation of the vast biomass resource , the N-BiG Biomass Technology Expo is set to take place on 9 August at Otjiwa Safari Lodge. General Manager of the Namibia Biomass Industry Group, Colin Lindeque said the open Expo will focus on bush-based fodder production, modern charcoal…
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Dealing with Drought : Bush-based Animal Feed Trainings for Farmers
Bush-based animal feed production is a viable option for Namibian farmers, especially in times of drought. “Farmers can diversify their income and sustainably contribute to tackling bush encroachment. They can ensure a more productive use of their land. We see a big opportunity for our farming community and for land users in this value chain,”…
Training opportunity for the De-bushing Advisory Services Capacity development project
Bush encroachment is one of the biggest threats facing farming in Namibia and must be tackled to recover the condition and productivity of natural rangelands essential to extensive animal production systems. This can be achieved sustainably if the bush biomass accumulating during bush thinning is used to produce valuable products such as charcoal, animal fodder…
Sustainable rangeland management guidelines in Sub-Saharan Africa
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification declares bush encroachment as a driver of land degradation. In Namibia the phenomenon affects more than 30 million hectares of productive rangeland. The reduction of livestock productivity is one of the major impacts of bush encroachment with direct economic losses. Restoring encroached areas by sustainably removing and utilising…
Innovation is the key to drought survival
Despite drought and horrible economic times for Namibia, there is still much to be done to survive until the next rainy season. The one activity thriving on the bad times seems to be the charcoal industry which is growing exponentially due to the massive market uptake of the very popular charcoal derived from Namibian invader…
A case for a biomass-based economy in Namibia
NAMIBIA is currently facing an uphill economic battle, having recently slipped into a recession, coupled with a staggering unemployment rate of over 30%, which is exacerbated further by low international commodity prices, affecting some of our largest national income earners from the mining sector. So, what if we told you that Namibia is sitting on…
DAS visit to Farm Hummelshain
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…
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…