Government to establish small-scale agro-processing plants in all regions

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2024-11-06

SWAKOPMUND, 08 MAY 2023 - Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein speaking at the opening of the planning workshop in Swakopmund on Monday. The week-long event is focusing on discussing the strategic plan as well as present a platform for various stakeholders to coordinate planning within the agricultural sector. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 NOV (NAMPA) – Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, announced on Wednesday that the ministry will establish small-scale agricultural processing facilities in all 14 regions.
He said this in a speech read on his behalf at the launch of the Strategy for the Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector (STAS) and the signing of the Namibian Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) Compact...

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