Define a consultative process and mechanism for the preparation of the Crop Value Chain Strategy and Implementation Plan as well as the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework taking into consideration the involvement of key stakeholders in the public and private sectors, at both national and local levels. 2. Organize and conduct consultations, meetings, interviews, and brainstorming sessions with various stakeholders in the agronomic and horticulture industry as well as allied sectors to produce inputs, ideas, opinions, and recommendations on the goals and objectives, strategies, and actions for Plan.
3. Identify strategic initiatives and activities the NAB needs to prioritize and implement to support the development of the crop value chain in Namibia.
4. Identify strategic initiatives as priorities as well as activities that the NAB should be engaged in and implement to achieve regional/ global competitiveness and an integrated approach to ensure sustainable agronomy and horticulture development.
5. Identify the capacity constraints that shall affect the NAB from fulfilling its mandate and recommend appropriate counter measures in the implementation of the crop value chain strategy.
6. Develop and formulate, in consultation with the NAB and the crop industry the overall crop sector vision as well as strategic initiatives that shall guide the implementation of priority areas.
7. Identify strategic projects that need to be prioritized by potential investors in each production zone (seven production zones e.g. Kavango, Zambezi, Karst, North Central, Central, South, and Orange River zones) as part of the crop sector vision and green economy from the crop perspectives in the drive for sustainable development of crop value chain in Namibia.
8. Prepare an action plan or roadmap on the various components of the Plan.
9. Cost the strategic plan through its strategic initiatives proposed and recommend funding sources to implement the plan.
10. The strategy will include a Monitoring and Evaluation framework across the different stages during the implementation.
11. Present the draft and final Crop Value Chain Strategy and Implementation Plan to the NAB and relevant stakeholders.