New Gender Audit to strengthen equality and efficiency in Ministry of Agriculture
By Dorcas Kabuya The Ministry of Agriculture working with the Gender Division supported by CAB International, is validating the Gender Audit Report that is aimed at informing policy, improve how the Ministry plans and enhancing institutional performance, while promoting gender equality and social inclusion. CAB International Regional Director, Dr. Natasha Mwila, said the Audit has […]
FRA Surpasses Maize Purchase Target in North-Western Province
Farmers, Stakeholders Gather in Chisamba for 2025 GART Seed Fair
The Department of Veterinary Services in Southern Province has intensified operations to curb illegal movement of livestock.
The Department of Veterinary Services in Southern Province has intensified operations aimed at enhancing compliance levels in order to curb illegal movement of livestock. Southern Province Minister Credo NANJUWA says the intensification of operations against illegal movement of livestock is also aimed at protecting the livestock national heard. Mr. NANJUWA was speaking when he graced […]
Government has constructed 270 hectares irrigation schemes in Lusitu -Chirundu to benefit 405 farmers
Government has made strides in promoting irrigation development in Southern Province through construction of Irrigation schemes to support production of crops all year round. Southern Province Minister Credo NANJUWA says government has completed the construction of a 270 hectares Lusitu irrigation scheme in Chirundu to benefit 405 farmers. The Lusitu Irrigation Scheme in Chirundu has […]
Mr. Chrisae Chirwa, 58 a Farmer-Led Mr. Mechanization Benefits the Community in Lundazi District
By GLORIA SIWISHA WHEN Chrisave Chirwa, 58, of Phalaza Camp in Lundazi district, completed secondary education some four (4) decades ago, he took up smallholder agriculture, almost immediately, to relieve his parents of the burden of fending for his and his siblings’ needs. “I was producing cotton, maize, soybean and groundnuts, but the yields and […]
Cassava Production Transforming Female Farmer’s Life
By GLORIA SIWISHA MAUREEN Bwalya, of Musa agricultural camp in Kasama District of Northern Province, is a dedicated cassava producer, as she knows it is her family’s only means of survival. However, the painstaking task of making ridges for her crop, season after season, is not something that she enjoys anymore, as it takes a […]
Zambia Receives Advanced Drones from China to Boost Agriculture
By Chintu Malambo Zambia has received five advanced drones worth 48,500 United States Dollars from the People’s Republic of China to enhance productivity in the country’s agriculture sector. The donation follows President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent State visit to China, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and fostering cooperation in key sectors, including agriculture. Minister of Agriculture, […]
UNDP promotes the use of electricity in Zambia by investing in small scale electricity
By Lawrence Kabutu The United Nations Development Programme is promoting the productive use of electricity in Zambia by investing in small scale electricity to allow small scale farmers to continue operating. UNDP Deputy Country Resident Representative Laurent RUDASINGWA made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy call on Southern Province Deputy Permanent Secretary Yolanta Malunga […]
Comprehensive Agriculture Transformation Support Program (CATSP) to be operationalized
A consultant has emphasized the need to operationalize the Comprehensive Agriculture Transformation Support Program (CATSP) to boost Zambia’s agriculture sector and foster national development.
