United Nations World Food Programme

27 Aug

Farmers trained in food value addition

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Niël Terblanché The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Capricorn Foundation and the University of Namibia (UNAM), recently conducted transformative training for farmers in value addition in the Hardap Region. According to a joint statement issued by the three institutions, this hands-on training towards enhancing food security and sustainable agriculture in Namibia was presented in Stampriet, Schlip, Bernafay, and Maltahöhe and it equipped 45 participants with vital skills in food preservation and processing. The training aimed to empower smallholder farmers - primarily youth and women from local farmsteads - by teaching them how to convert locally…

New project to resuscitate “dead” Ondera Farm

ObserverNational NewsNew project to resuscitate "dead" Ondera Farm, Ondera farm, Oshikoto Regional Council together, Sustainable Food Systems Programme, United Nations World Food Programme

Obrein Simasiku Fertile and rich soil of Ondera farm which was going to waste for the past five years with nothing to little meaningful agricultural activities, was given a second lease on life to reclaim its hey days of bumper harvests. This is after the Oshikoto Regional Council together with the United Nations World Food Programme, decided to provide support to the San community through the provision of equipment and training. The two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding in October 2021, aimed at partnering and collaborating in the implementation of projects that are ideal to be executed through the…