Potatoes a top import crop for Namibia

게시됨 2023년 7월 5일

Tridge 요약

Efforts to promote potato production in Namibia are increasing, but imports cannot be reduced or stopped due to insufficient levels of local production. Certain crops, including potatoes, are on the open import list for a specific period, but to protect local producers from cheap imports, the importation of several controlled products is restricted or closed. Fidelis Mwazi, CEO of the Namibian Agronomic Board, has allowed for limited importation of beetroot, English cucumber, and lettuce to supplement local production.

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원본 콘텐츠

Although efforts to promote the growing of potatoes in Namibia are intensifying, the production of this crop has not reached levels where imports can be reduced or stopped. Potatoes are one of the crops on the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) special list that are open for importation without restrictions for the period 1-31 July except for the 47% market share promotion. In fact, washed potatoes have been on the open import list for the some months now. According to a special controlled products notice dated 21 June, issued by NAB chief executive officer Fidelis Mwazi, other horticultural crops that are open for importation without restriction are gem squash, pumpkin, water melon, sweet melon and sweetcorn. However, to protect local producers from cheap imports, NAB closed the border for the importation of 11 controlled products on the special list. According to Mwazi, this is in line with the Agronomic Industry Act and the Namibia horticulture market share promotion scheme rules ...

출처: Potatopro