Victory Over Weeds – Adopting Biological Weed Control
“I believe that the Biological Weed Control technology has opened opportunities for me that would otherwise be unavailable,” remarks Suzyo Mwale excitedly.
Translating Agricultural Extension and Advisory into Action
By GLORIA SIWISHA AT a time when most people would already have hung up their service gloves to wait for their children’s attention and affection, Henry Tembo, a smallholder farmer of Petauke district in Eastern Province, is proving that age does not have to limit one’s ability to attain their full potential.
Seizing Opportunities in Agribusiness for Mechanisation
By GLORIA SIWISHA KABA Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Ltd, of Moyo Chiefdom in Pemba District of Southern Province, is one of the 143 farmer cooperatives in Zambia, that the SIFAZ project is directly supporting with sustainable intensification practices, agribusiness promotion, as well as mechanization.
Reaping the rewards of Recommended SIP Technology Packages
By GLORIA SIWISHA MTUNDU Zulu is a 38-year-old smallholder farmer of Chinjala Resettlement area, in Chipata District. A wife and mother of four (4) children, Mtundu is driven by determination, hard work and hopes for a better life for her family through smallholder agriculture. Her journey in farming began in 2002, and like most farmers, […]
Enhancing Legume Seed Production through Mechanization
By GLORIA SIWISHA LIMITED access to quality common bean seed for use in agricultural production, is one of the key constraints faced by smallholder farmers in Zambia.
Efficient Use of Labour and Input in High-Rainfall Areas
By GLORIA SIWISHA CHANDA Pascale Mulenga aged 60, is a lead farmer who hails from Shimumbi Agricultural Camp in Luwingu District, of Northern Province.
Promoting Smallholder Farmer Competitiveness through Financial Literacy
By GLORIA SIWISHA IN 2014, driven by the desire to generate income to support their families, a group of smallholder farmers, formed Dondo Multi-Purpose Cooperative.
Farmer-Led Mechanization Benefits the Community
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.
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.
FARMER PRODUCER GROUPS EARMARKED FOR FOOD SECURITY By LAWRENCE KABUTU
GOVERNMENT in partnership with CARE International Zambia has created 1,198 Farmer Producer Groups with a membership of 17,006 across four districts in Southern Province to promote food security.
