Indigenous vegetables (IVs) and especially indigenous green leafy vegetables (IGLVs) play an important role in the nutritional security of Namibians, particularly the poorest segments of society. This was recognized and described (Kolberg 1999; Ombidi Working Group) even before the formation of the Indigenous Fruit Task Team (IFTT) and eventually played a crucial role in the decision to expand the IFTT's mandate beyond fruit, which resulted in it becoming the Indigenous Plant Task Team (IPTT) in 2003.