The De-Bushing Advisory Services and Namibia Biomass Industry Group would like to inform all stakeholders, partners, and clients that the offices will be closed as of Thursday 26th March 2020 to the 14 th of April 2020. All staff members will be operating from home and please contact us at info@dasnamibia.org/info@n-big.org or call us at…
Namibia’s bush business
In Namibia, the tide is turning. Namibians are starting to see the land – and the bush – with new eyes: encroacher bush can be high quality biomass for a number of value chains. Check out an article in the International Journal for Rural Development Magazine titled “Namibia’s bush business”, based on the experiences of…
Important notice in response to the state of emergency on Coronavirus(COVID-19)
The De-bushing Advisory Services would like to inform Stakeholders, partners and clients, in view of the new development concerning the Coronavirus(COVID-19) and its implications to human health, our daily operations stay the same. However, we are limiting the in-person and ono on one consultation at the office. You encouraged to contact us on our emails…
Namibian Biomass Industry Steps Up
Windhoek, 11 March 2020. Preparations have kicked off for Namibia’s biggest biomass event of the year, with Standard Bank committing to be the main sponsor. The “Standard Bank Biomass Fair 2020” will take place at Otjiwa Safari Lodge from 23 to 25 July 2020. This year, the event will span three days, combining a research…
NNFU and DAS join hands to support farmers on bush control
“Namibian farmers will benefit from more training and information on how to control encroacher bush on their farms and make use of the biomass”. This was the opening statement by the Namibia National Farmers Union Executive Director (NNFU) Mr Mushokabanji Mwilima recently during the Memorandum of Understand (MoU) signatory event with the De-bushing Advisory Service…
Sustainable bush biomass use strengthened
The donation was made by the German Government, through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and forms part of a wider cooperation between the two governments on the promotion of bush control and sustainable biomass use in Namibia. In close collaboration, MAWF and GIZ have implemented the Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation (BCBU) Project…
Training for newly approved National Forest Stewardship Standard
FSC Southern Africa will host four calibration workshops for Forest Management Certificate Holders and CB (certification bodies) auditors in 2020. This will be based on the newly approved National Forest Stewardship Standard. Spaces are limited at each session to 20 participants, with preference provided to existing certificate holders and CB auditors. Certification Bodies may provide…
Biomass Research in Ovitoto
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…
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,…