BoN annual symposium tomorrow
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) will host its 18th annual symposium in Windhoek tomorrow.
A media statement issued by the BoN on Monday says this year's event will be held under the theme 'Feeding Namibia: Agricultural Productivity and Industrialisation'.
The agriculture minister John Mutorwa will officially open the symposium.
The one-day event aims at bringing together experts, policy makers, farmers and other relevant stakeholders to share contemporary research, exchange views and make recommendations with the ultimate aim of informing best practices and policy interventions in Namibia.
The statement says this year's topic is timely as there is significant momentum behind developing and promoting the agricultural sector as a catalyst to industrialisation.
“A strong and efficient agricultural sector will enable the country to feed its growing population, generate employment and foreign exchange and provide a market for industrial products.”
The symposium will also provide a platform to focus attention on the agricultural sector to address the eminent issue of food insecurity and agricultural productivity in Namibia, thus providing the motivation to the industrialisation programme of the country.
Other keynote speakers will include former agriculture deputy minister and farmer Paul Smit, Dr Adeleke Salami, senior research economist in the Development Research Department of the African Development Bank and NamWater CEO Dr Vaino Shivute.
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A media statement issued by the BoN on Monday says this year's event will be held under the theme 'Feeding Namibia: Agricultural Productivity and Industrialisation'.
The agriculture minister John Mutorwa will officially open the symposium.
The one-day event aims at bringing together experts, policy makers, farmers and other relevant stakeholders to share contemporary research, exchange views and make recommendations with the ultimate aim of informing best practices and policy interventions in Namibia.
The statement says this year's topic is timely as there is significant momentum behind developing and promoting the agricultural sector as a catalyst to industrialisation.
“A strong and efficient agricultural sector will enable the country to feed its growing population, generate employment and foreign exchange and provide a market for industrial products.”
The symposium will also provide a platform to focus attention on the agricultural sector to address the eminent issue of food insecurity and agricultural productivity in Namibia, thus providing the motivation to the industrialisation programme of the country.
Other keynote speakers will include former agriculture deputy minister and farmer Paul Smit, Dr Adeleke Salami, senior research economist in the Development Research Department of the African Development Bank and NamWater CEO Dr Vaino Shivute.
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