1、 Contact Details:Tel office:+264 61 379 500 Fax office:+264 61 22 5371 E-mail:.na Website:.na Physical address:Agricultural Boards Building 30 David Hosea Meroro Road Windhoek Namibia Postal address:PO Box 5096 Ausspannplatz Windhoek Namibia Constituted by Act 20 of 1992 A globally recognised regula
2、tor of a sustainable,agile and innovative agronomy and horticulture sector Page 2 of 38 AGRONOMY AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUBDIVISION RESEARCH REPORT GROUNDNUTS VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS:THE CASE OF NAMIBIA AUGUST 2025 Page 3 of 38 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.6 1.INTR
3、ODUCTION.7 1.1.Problem statement.8 1.2.Objectives of the study.8 1.3.Significance of the study.9 2.METHODOLOGY.9 2.1.Sample size.9 2.2.Study area.10 2.3.Data collection and analysis.11 3.RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS.12 3.1 Demographic characteristics of groundnut producers.12 3.2 Groundnut production and
4、 output Information.13 3.2.1 Production Practices and Groundnut Seasonal Calendar.13 3.2.2 Land area under groundnut production.14 3.2.3 Production Quantity.15 3.2.4 Production and Input Costs.17 3.3 Regulatory compliance and protection.17 3.3.1 Seed Source and Certification.17 3.3.2 Efforts to Stre
5、ngthen the Seed System.18 3.3.3 Food Safety Certification and Regulatory Protection.19 3.4 Market Information.21 3.4.1 Market Structure,Share,and Prices.21 3.4.2 Supply and Planting Agreements.25 3.4.3 Groundnut Post-harvest Storage and Infrastructure.25 3.4.4 Transport to the market.26 3.5 Financin
6、g Information.27 3.6 Training and Industry Affiliation.28 4.MAPPING OF KEY ACTORS ALONG THE GROUNDNUT VALUE CHAIN.29 4.1 Value Chain Actors and their functions.29 4.2 Key Challenges and Opportunities within the Groundnut Value Chain.31 5.CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.33 5.1 Conclusion.33 5.2 Recomm