HOUSE OF CHIEFS URGED TO PROMOTE AGRO ECOLOGY
By Happy mulolani The Consortium of Climate Change has engaged the House of Chiefs to participate in raising awareness on agro ecology. The House of Chiefs and Civil Society convened at Mulungushi International Conference Centre on the need for communities to practise sustainable agriculture. The call has been made amidst the realisation that majority of the […]
AGN MEETS COP27 PRESIDENCY AND UN CLIMATE CHANGE CHIEF, OUTLINES AFRICA’S PRIORITIES
By Friday Phiri The African Group of Negotiators (AGN) has pledged full support to ensure a positive outcome for Africa at COP27 slated for next week in Sham El Sheikh, Egypt. Speaking when the group met the COP27 Presidency and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secqretary, AGN Chair Ephraim Mwepya Shitima […]
PROMOTING NUTRITION SUPPORT GROUPS AMONG RURAL MOTHERS
By Nancy Mukelabai Malnutrition of both mothers and children is a key factor in child morbidity and mortality among low income families in Zambia. Ensuring adequate nutrition among the vulnerable population is a serious challenge which has always required full attention from government and other stakeholders. A number of factors operating at different levels determine […]
NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE MEETING ON CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE
By MERCY NAMFUKWE. MINISTER of Agriculture Reuben Mtolo has called upon all government ministries and agricultural stakeholders to ensure promotion of climate smart agriculture innovations aimed at attaining food and nutrition security in the country. Mr Mtolo made the call during the launch of the Ukama Ustawi (UU) Initiative on diversification for Resilience Agrifood systems […]
PLANT PESTS ON THE INCREASE
By HELEN WITTI Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Green Mbozi says there has been an increase in the introduction and spread of transboundary plant pests in the recent years. In a speech read for him by Central province permanent secretary Milner Mwanakampwe at the Phyto-sanitary Information Management Systems (PIMS) workshop which was held in Kabwe. […]
A Gender Specialist engages farmers to practice crop diversification
By Lawrence Kabutu A Gender Specialist with Global Water Partnership for Southern Africa says her Project has scaled –up the training on Gender Transformation in Kazungula district of Southern Province in Zambia. Litumelo Matiservus also noted that the Gender Transformation training will enhance the understanding on gender issues and social inclusion in climate smart agriculture […]
Maize-legume intercropping in Fall Armyworm fight yielding results
By Dorcas Kabuya Chaaba It is common knowledge that Fall Armyworms (FAW) have continued to cause devastating effects on farmers’ economic livelihoods in Africa since the outbreak was reported in 2016. Chemical control was indeed the first resort after the outbreak and a lot of resources were spent in procuring pesticides. Agricultural researchers have not […]
PQPS equips fumigators
By Dorcas Kabuya Chaaba The Ministry of Agriculture through the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) has called on agricultural stakeholders to ensure that all Fumigators are registered with the Service as prescribed by statutory instrument number 81 of 2021. Speaking during the training of stakeholders in Fumigation and Wood Packaging Material Treatment in Kitwe, […]
Members of staff in the Ministry of Agriculture warned not to involve in shoddy deals relating to FISP
By Lawrence kabutu A SENIOR Government official in the ministry of agriculture in Southern Province has sounded a stain warning to members of staff in the ministry not to get involved in shoddy deals relating to fertilizer under the Farmer Input support programme (FISP). Southern Province Agricultural Coordinator Dr. Max Choombe sounded the warning when […]
Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems in Zambia (SIFAZ)
A European Union funded project has up scaled on-farm trails where adaptive research is carried out to ensure farmers register increased harvest in five provinces of Zambia. National Project Coordinator for the Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems (SIFAZ) project in Zambia Geoffrey Siulemba said this when he toured various agricultural interventions undertaken by the […]
