This project explores the emergence of green fertiliser initiatives in Namibia through an interdisciplinary pilot study of the Daures Green Hydrogen Village. While green fertiliser is widely framed as a solution for decarbonization, food security and economic development, little is known about its local impacts and contestations. The project combines insights from African studies, human geography, security studies, and visual anthropology, and centres on the method of counter-mapping: the co-creation of alternative maps with local communities. These maps reveal land-use tensions, ecological risks and social inequalities that are often overlooked in official narratives, while also capturing local visions of more sustainable agroecological futures. Through collaboration with international scholars and a Namibian community activist, the project develops an innovative methodological approach that contributes to understanding inclusive and just green transitions and supports new forms of knowledge production.

Project goal

The project aims to make visible how dominant narratives of green fertilizer are experienced, contested and reimagined locally, and to develop a proof-of-concept for future interdisciplinary research and teaching.

Interdisciplinary approach

The project brings together African studies, human geography, security studies and visual anthropology, combining academic research with participatory methods and close collaboration with community actors and international partners.

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