Non-governmental organizations will continue to help the Namibian government end hunger by the year 2030.

In this context, the World Food Programme and the Namibia Agronomic Board signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to improve food access and affordability.

"Namibia gives us an opportunity to work with partners to give us space for systems and ground the narrative of what we have in our mission statement, to deliver to the communities we work with," said Dr George Fedha, who leads the WFP in Namibia, adding that the global organization has also introduced aggressive food systems aimed at promoting a food end-to-end value chain of movement stretching across the country.

Fedah says the cooperation agreement will further enhance the organization's work.

"Our projects in Hardap and Stampriet now have children producing beetroot, cabbage, and spinach, but the ultimate goal of this project is to be able to sell it."

Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Agronomic Board, Dr Fidelis Mwazi, is confident the partnership with the WFP will accelerate access to and affordability of food production.

"Having partners such as the WFP, we believe that if you assist us, we will enable the environment for farmers, especially small-scale farmers in the country, to have a role to play in terms of the commercial aspect of the business of agriculture."