Namib Mills Ltd, established in 1982, is the largest grain processing company in

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

. It produces flour, pasta, animal feeds and other products from raw materials including

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, much of which is imported, and local varieties of pearl millet (

mahangu Pearl millet (''Cenchrus americanus'', commonly known as the synonym ''Pennisetum glaucum''; also known as 'Bajra' in Hindi, 'Sajje' in Kannada, 'Kambu' in Tamil, 'Bajeer' in Kumaoni and 'Maiwa' in Hausa, 'Mexoeira' in Mozambique) is the most w ...

). Its main milling facility is located in the capital,

Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 202 ...

and it has two others in Otavi and

Katima Mulilo Katima Mulilo or simply Katima is the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. It is located in the Caprivi Strip. It had 28,362 inhabitants in 2010, and comprises two electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban. I ...

. Namib Mills also operates collection centers on the country. It uses the

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Meme Mahangu to market some products. Meme Mahangu lines include Meme Mahangu (pure), Meme Mahangu ( oshikundu), Meme Mahangu (mixed) and Meme Mahangu (rice).

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