Africa-Press – Namibia. THE Minister of Agriculture, Inge Zaamwani, has called on the ministry’s staff to eliminate bureaucratic delays in order to enhance service delivery and achieve the ministry’s objectives.
“Our performance culture has to change towards impact oriented as opposed to inputs focus. We must eliminate bureaucratic delays and expedite procurement. In addition, we should strengthened leadership and management capabilities across all ranks, streamline internal processes for better service delivery, ensuring accountability, transparency, and ethical conduct in all operations,” she said.
The minister made these remarks at the Ministry’s Annual Staff Address, during which she outlined the ministry’s strategic objectives and key performance indicators.
“Ensuring food security, sustainably managing our natural resources and advancing an equitable land reform for both current and future generations amidst increasingly hostile geo-political environment and rapidly changing climatic conditions is a tall order. We cannot achieve these mammoth responsibilities through fragmented efforts. Therefore, we must be fully aligned on what our strategic objectives and key performance indicators,” the minister said.
Zaamwani stressed that agriculture remains the top priority of the Eighth Administration, emphasising the sector’s profound impact on the nation’s livelihood.
“Agriculture is the number one priority area for the 8th Administration. What does this mean? It means food security, access to portable water and land is our key responsibility. When you know that the livelihoods of the people of this country depends on you, you know that there is no time to waste but to work around the clock to ensure that resources allocated to you are optimally utilized towards the targets set in the 6th National Development Plan,” she added.
The minister went on to explain that the ministry has several key strategic pillars and objectives for the 2026/2027 financial year. These include the sustainable economic transformation of agriculture, fisheries, water, and land reform. In this regard, she outlined the ministry’s intention to improve water security for domestic consumption, agricultural use, and industrial purposes; strengthen the sustainable management and utilisation of natural resources; maintain and promote optimal animal and plant health; enhance productivity and promote food and nutrition security; and encourage innovation, value chain development, and market access.
Zaamwani also highlighted the goal of ensuring equitable access to natural resources as a key strategic objective. She pledged that her ministry would work to secure land tenure, develop a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), promote the blue economy, and ensure equitable access to and distribution of natural resources.
Furthermore, Zaamwani reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to operational excellence through the adoption of climate-smart technologies; enhancing research and development; improving cybersecurity and risk management; strengthening institutional capacity and governance; increasing revenue generation and collection; and improving efficiency and compliance.
“The strategic Pillars and they key objectives I have outlined are not mere statements on paper. They represent our collective commitment to building a resilient, productive, inclusive, and future-ready Namibia,” Zaamwani added.
For More News And Analysis About Namibia Follow Africa-Press
