Training on the maintenance and calibration of the National Animal and Plant Health Laboratory to combat livestock and crop diseases has been organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency

A workshop of the Ministry of Agriculture resulted in a regulatory document on quality standards for organic fertiliser exports; previously there were no official guidelines, Director General of Regulation and Control of the Ministry stated

A new drinking water project to serve thousands of residents through solar-powered water distribution centres was inaugurated on 10 October in the Habero sub-zone of the Anseba region; over $500.000 were invested

A national workshop to improve farmers' and food processors' understanding of food safety was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture

The National Association of Hearing Impaired completed a three-month sign language training programme for twenty female employees of various institutions