The Namibian Agronomic Board is a statutory body constituted on 1 April 1985 in terms of the Agronomic Industry Proclamation, AG11 and AG12 of 1985, which was replaced by the Agronomic Industry Act (Act 20 of 1992). In terms of this Act, fourteen Board members are appointed by the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MWAF) from various sectors of the agronomic industry and from government.