Namibia lifts maize seed importation ban on South Africa

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2025-06-24

RUNDU, 28 August 2017 - Men load maize on 20 tonne trailers headed for the AMTA silos at Omuthiya from former Minister of Health Richard Kamwi's farm. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 JUN (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has officially lifted the ban on importation of maize seeds imposed on the Republic of South Africa.
In a statement released on Tuesday the ministry announced the lift and explained that the ban was initially imposed as a precautionary measure following the detection of Goss’s Wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Nebraskensis) in maize seeds from South Afri...

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