Namibia is on the road towards strengthening its goals of enhanced control
of food safety, plant and animal pests and diseases threatening agricultural
productivity. This follows the newly launched partnership between the
Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO).



According to FAO Representative Dr. Babagana Ahmadu, innovation can help
developing countries address many challenges in agriculture, fisheries,
rural development, and natural resource management. "It is the intention and
hope of the FAO and the NSI that this agreement will put us on the path of
progress in improving agro-industry productivity and trade. The MoU will
help us to align activities, focus on strengthening the capacity of the NSI
and related industry players, and achieve mutually beneficial results,
creating stronger systems of national agro-standards management, and higher
quality of agro-products and information, culminating in increased output of
marketable products and industry competitiveness," he stressed during the
MoU signing held in Windhoek last week.



[allafrica.com]