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…
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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…