The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) and the Namibian Standards Institution have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to transform the agricultural sector and promote food and nutrition security in Namibia through the implementation of regulated standards aimed at governing the production and distribution of selected food items to the nation.
The main objective of the MoA is to enable the two organizations to collaborate in areas of standardization, conformity assessments and testing and metrology. This will ensure that a formalized systematic approach to the development of Namibian standards is established in the agronomy and horticulture industry. Thus, ensuring that Namibia produces good quality products that are able to access both local and international markets and enable fair competition with products from elsewhere.
Furthermore, the collaboration will benefit producers and traders in a form of access to a discounted rate for published crop-specific marketing standards, and access to public dialogues on matters pertaining to standardization, conformity assessment, testing and metrology.