The Namibia National Farmers’ Union (NNFU) is a national federation of regional farmer’s unions (RFUs). It was established in June 1992 to serve as a mouthpiece for all Namibian communal and emerging commercial farmers.

Contact

+264 61 271 117

info@nnfu.org.na

Erf 4, Axali Doeseb Street

Governance Structure

The Executive Committee of the NNFU National Council is focused on industry and high-level matters of the Union as well as overseeing the NNFU Board of Directors. The Board of Directors supervises the Secretariat and provides oversight and strategic direction of the institution, while the Secretariat, headed by the Chief Executive Officer, provides administrative, implementation and management support to the NNFU.

Governance Structure

Within the NNFU, Executive Committee of the National Council are focused on industry and high-level matters of NNFU as well as overseeing the NNFU Board of Directors. The Board of Directors supervise the secretariat and provides oversight and strategic direction of the institution, while the Secretariat headed by the Chief Executive Officer provides secretariat, administrative, implementation and management of the NNFU. The hierarchy and affiliations of NNFU governing bodies is depicted in the diagram. The hierarchy of NNFU governing bodies in order of seniority are the National Congress, the National Council, Executive Committee, Board and Ssecretariat.

The direct member affiliated to NNFU are the Regional Farmers Union (RFUs) while the Farmers Associations (FAs) affiliated to RFUs. The individual communal and emerging farmers are affiliated to FAs. The FAs and individual members affiliate to NNFU indirectly through the RFUs. NNFU allows Agricultural entities to affiliate to NNFU in associate capacity. NNFU is in the process to establish women and youth desks following the parent structure from grass root to the national level.  Internal NNFU industry committees are Livestock and crop committees but often establishes temporally committees to address particular issues. The sub-committees within the board are Human Resource Committee and Internal Audit and Risk Committees.