Matyayi demands action on urban agriculture as food insecurity grows

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2025-06-25

OTJIWARONGO, 03 February 2020 - Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Otjiwarongo Municipality, Moses Matyayi. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 25 JUN (NAMPA) – City of Windhoek (CoW) Chief Executive Officer, Moses Matyayi has called for immediate steps to transform urban agriculture in response to growing food insecurity, warning that ‘behind these statistics are real lives.’
Matyayi was speaking at the opening of the 8th Windhoek Business Forum in Windhoek on Wednesday.
Referring to findings from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Food Insecurity An...

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