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 […]
MOReDeP Is Growing Rice Seeds Of Three New Varieties
The Market-Oriented Rice Development Project (MOReDeP) officially registered three new rice varieties. MOReDeP started to multiply early generation seeds of these varieties at several research stations of Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI). Each variety has distinctive and attractive characteristics such as early maturity, strong resistance against specific rice diseases, superior grain quality and taste. […]
MOReDeP- JICA Secures Rice Production in Lukulu District
By Isaac DAKA Lukulu District’s rice production faced significant challenges during the 2023/2024 farming season due to a national-wide drought. The severe weather conditions caused widespread panic among farmers as they lost their entire seed stock and could not harvest anything, including the grains usually reserved as seed for the next season. However, hope has […]
MOReDeP- Stakeholders’ Collaboration in Expanding Rice Production
Rice is growing in popularity among farmers in Zambia. Kawambwa district in Luapula Province is one of the areas drastically expanding rice farming recently; the number of rice farmers has increased from 67 to over 1,000, and eight cooperatives specializing in rice farming have been officially established in the past 5 years. Steven Musonda, Kawambwa’s […]
MOReDeP- Chigunabuli Records Rise in Rice Farming
By Jonas Miselo Chifunabuli District, Luapula Province, has recorded a remarkable increase in the number of rice farmers, following targeted interventions by the Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the Market-Oriented Rice Development Project (MOREDEP). According to Chifunabuli Town Council Chairperson Charles Mulenga, the district previously had only […]
Mainstreaming Community-Based Smallholder Irrigation (M-COBSI) Development Project
The First Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) Meeting for the Mainstreaming of Community-Based Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (M-COBSI) was held in Lusaka on October 28, 2025.
FRA Surpasses Maize Purchase Target in North-Western Province
Farmers, Stakeholders Gather in Chisamba for 2025 GART Seed Fair
AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANTS EQUIPPED WITH SMART PHONES AND KNOWLEDGE TO FIGHT FAW
By NICHOLAS MWAMBAZI AGRICULTURE field staff in Choma in Southern province have been urged to fight against the destructive Fall Armyworm (FAW) pest, which continues to threaten maize production and national food security.
AU TO PUSH ZAMBIA BECOME AFRICA’S FISH EXPORT POWERHOUSE
By Josiah Mpofu Zambia’s fisheries and aquaculture industry is poised for a significant transformation making it one of the continent leader in fish production and exports.
