Agribank and the GIZ/MAWF Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation Project signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend and strengthen their cooperation and to guide the successful implementation of their agreed activities and projects as well as to inform future strategic interventions. The MoU will be effective until September 2021 with an option for…
Joining Forces to Turn Environmental Challenges into Socio-Economic Benefits
In an effort of intra-GIZ cooperation, the Livelihoods Improvement Project (LIP) in Somalia organised an exchange with the Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation Project (BCBU) in Namibia. The two projects explored how a best practice example of animal fodder production can be replicated in order to achieve tangible socio-economic benefits for rural communities in both…
NCA Hosts Technology Day
The Namibia Charcoal Association (NCA) in collaboration with its charcoal experts has developed a new generation of kilns, called hybrid kilns. The hybrid kilns comprise the following features: 1. Reduced smoke emissions – more environment-friendly!2. Capturing of byproducts: Tar and Humic Acid3. Better wood to charcoal conversion, meaning more charcoal produced per tonne than with the traditional kilns. NCA will be demonstrating…
Bush Information System Stakeholder Workshop
You are hereby invited to participate in the Bush Information System (BIS) stakeholder final workshop organised by the De-Bushing Advisory Service (DAS) and the GIZ Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation Project in partnership with EFTAS Geo-IT. Date: 06 November 2019Time: 08h00-13h00Venue: Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM), Olympia, Windhoek Kindly confirm your participation…
N-BiG Encroacher Bush Business Plan Competition
Do you have a great business idea to add value to Namibia’s encroacher bush? Is your idea innovative? Is your idea scalable, beyond the Namibian border? Are you young, and/or a woman, and/or previously disadvantaged? Then you are the person we are looking for, enter to stand a chance to be one of the top…
NCA Charcoal Field Day
Charcoal makes a significant contribution to Namibia’s economy. The Namibia Charcoal Association (NCA) estimates that the sector is employing close to 10,000 workers this year. At a NCA field day in Okahandja on Wednesday, farmers informed themselves on how to realise the “money in the bush”. Estimates for 2019 are that up to 200,000 tonnes…
Namibia’s participation at 19th Congress of Wood Energy in Germany
Namibia presented itself as a prospective partner country at this year’s Wood Energy Conference in Würzburg, Germany. The congress themed “sustainable solutions for climate protection” is the national get-together of the German “biomass scene”. With 250 entrepreneurial participants it is thus an ideal opportunity for networking and business to business meetings. A dedicated programme on…
DAS at Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show
Is your farm bush encroached? Are you lacking enough feed to sustain your livestock especially in the current drought crisis? Do you have harvesting and milling equipment available or could rent such rather cheaply and quickly? Do you want to learn more about sustainable bush control and biomass utilisation? The De-bushing Advisory Service (DAS) is…