Namibia, Portugal, and the European Union have reaffirmed cooperation in various fields.

Portugal's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nuno Sampaio, represented both his country and the EU at President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's inauguration.

Portugal's outgoing Ambassador to Namibia wants the two countries to consider joint value addition to fisheries and agricultural produce.

Luis Gaspar da Silva says this is due to the similarity of challenges faced by Namibia and Portugal in these particular economic sectors.

Sara Ekondo, from Awana Foods, which provides solutions to stem the sourcing of excess and b-grade produce from farmers, walked away with N$100,000 in prize money.