Itezhi-Tezhi Farmers Set for 2024/2025 Season as Government Delivers 1,601 Metric Tonnes of Urea Fertilizer
ITEZHI-TEZHI – Government has delivered 1,601 metric tonnes of Urea fertilizer to Itezhi –Tezhi district in the Southern Province for the 2024/2025 season under the Farmer Input Support Programme. Itezhi-Tezhi District Agricultural Coordinator Aubrey Chanda says the urea fertilizer received through the contracted company, Bestmed, is a 100 percent delivery to carter for 10,675 […]
Sinazongwe Farmers Ecstatic Over Early Fertilizer Delivery as Agriculture Minister Unveils New Farmer Loan Opportunities Under SAFF
LAWRENCE KABUTU, 20TH AUGUST 2024, NAIS SINAZONGWE – The first consignment of 4,800 by 50 kilogramme bags of Urea fertilizer for 2024/2025 farming season supplied by Alpha Commodity has been received in Sinazongwe district. Sinazongwe District Commissioner NCHIMUNYA SIAKOLE expressed happiness with government’s quick delivery of inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). […]
Government Mandates FISP Beneficiaries to sell Part of Produce to FRA as FISP 2024/2025 Kicks Off in Southern Province
LAWRENCE KABUTU, NAIS, 23rd SEPTEMBER 2024 GWEMBE – Agriculture Permanent Secretary John MULONGOTI says government has made a decision that beneficiary farmers during the 2024/2025 Farmer Input Support Programme should sell atleast 10 by 50 kilogramme bags of white maize to the Food Reserve Agency. Mr. MULONGOTI says the decision was made so that […]
Farmers in Mungwi District Actively Redeeming FISP Inputs under eVoucher System
Farmers in Mungwi District have commenced redeeming their inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) eVoucher system, with this year’s exercise starting earlier than usual. The eVoucher modality allows farmers to choose inputs that suit their specific farming needs, offering flexibility and supporting improved agricultural outcomes. Josephine Mulenga, a farmer from Mungwi East […]
Director – ABM Implores Farmers to Embrace Value Addition
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 NEW DELHI- The Ministry of Agriculture has implored farmers to not only concentrate on producing crops but also embrace value addition if they are to transition into emerging and large scale farmers. Director – Agribusiness and Marketing (ABM) Mwendalubi Moono Msoka says small scale farmers are key players in the value […]
Women in Agribusiness Conference – 21st Sep 2024
The Women in Agribusiness Conference, held at the Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka, brought together women from various institutions across Zambia to explore and discuss opportunities, challenges, and advancements in the agribusiness sector. The event served as a platform for knowledge sharing, networking, and empowerment, with a focus on the critical role women play in […]
Press Statement – Registration of Suppliers for the eVoucher FISP 2024/25 Season
The Ministry of Agriculture wishes to remind all interested agro input suppliers/agro dealers with capacity to supply agricultural inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) in the 2024/25 farming season to register in districts where eVoucher will be implemented.
Advert for Registration of Suppliers for the eVoucher 2024/25 Season
The Government of the Republic of Zambia is implementing the electronic voucher (eVoucher) modality during the 2024/25 farming season under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). The programme is targeting 739,266 beneficiary farmers in the 74 districts as tabulated below. Read more
Invitation for Applications for the Importation, Supply & Delivery of Maize
The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has been directed by the Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the Ministry of Agriculture, to import six hundred and fifty thousand (650,000) metric tons of maize for National Strategic Food Reserves. This is pursuant to Sections 5 (2) (b) and 22 (1) of the Food Reserve Act Number […]
April 2024 Market Info Bulletin – MoA
The agricultural sector continues to be a pivotal force in economic diversification and growth. A key element underpinning this development is a robust marketing information system. Such a system operates continuously, methodically gathering, processing, and distributing data to support informed marketing decisions across agricultural value chains. The Department of Agribusiness and Marketing, within the […]
