Agriculture ministry raises concern over Namibia’s food import dependence
Staff Reporter Namibia still relies heavily on imports to meet a significant share of the country’s food requirements, with nearly all fruit consumed domestically imported during 2025/2026, while more than half of the maize, wheat and pearl millet requirements were also met through imports during the same period. This was revealed by Deputy Minister of ... The post Agriculture ministry raises concern over Namibia’s food import dependence appeared first on Informanté .
Namibia still relies heavily on imports to meet a significant share of the country’s food requirements, with nearly all fruit consumed domestically imported during 2025/2026, while more than half of the maize, wheat and pearl millet requirements were also met through imports during the same period.
