Aquaponics lettuce grower supplies major retailer in Namibia
In Okahandja, 70km north of Windhoek, Namibia’s newest aquaponics facility has just started supplying Freshmark’s Namibian DCs with all of their pillowpack and mixed lettuce requirements and other leafy greens for sale at Checkers stores across the country.
“When you look at aerial photos, you can see how dry Okahandja is,” explains Ryno Postma, a chartered accountant and
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