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  Agriculture – Namibian Horticulture focus The solution to our economic problems have been with us all along and it’s really simple. Agriculture should be the backbone of all economies and the backbone of our energy and water needs as is so successfully demonstrated by European countries. Our Namibian Government knows this and have put…

   Transport The world is seeing an accelerated move away from traditional fossil fuelled transport applications. Most developed countries are banning internal combustion engines from 2020-2050 and most major cities have already started to ban internal combustion vehicles. For a developing nation such as Namibia this means one thing, that the country will be seen…

  Energy Background Namibia has PV solar, hydro, coal and diesel electricity generation capacity. Our biggest drawback is cost of electricity, as around 60% of our electricity is currently being imported at high cost and together with high mark ups results in some of the most expensive electricity tariffs in the world. As an developing…

  Water  How to feed the world without degrading land and water resources, eroding biodiversity and contributing to climate change is among the greatest challenges of our times. FAO With limited resources comes greater responsibility to look after those value resources. Putting proper management systems in place, ensuring quotas for output in relation to use.…

What we learned The Namib desert is not the oldest desert in the world without reason. Large Temperature and humidity swings in remarkable short spaces of time, periodic high speed and dry winds, known as East winds and the always present high radiation of the sun.  The task to grow commercial viable produce in the…

The Solution The only acceptable solution for any agriculture activity is the one where global environmental impact is absent. A Zero carbon footprint and the most resource sensitive processes that are both sustainable and renewable must be at the core of all activities. What can be done to offset the economic risks and create value…

Without the availability of affordable food, water and electricity no economy will prosper. The world’s energy needs keep on growing, agriculture land and practises are becoming environmental and political issues, water scarcity is a real problem, job creation is not keeping up with demand and resources to power industry and the transport sectors are damaging…

  Finance. Let’s start at the end as this economic activity is where the buck stops literally. In order for our current financial systems to survive, it needs money to circulate. Money from transactions, investments and loans. We can not abolish this old system as it is what make everything we do possible, so we…