GOVERNMENT URGES FARMERS TO REPORT FLOODED FIELDS TO DMMU
By CEASAR MBEWE GOVERNMENT has advised farmers in Samfya District in Luapula Province to quickly report fields affected by heavy rains through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to ensure timely assistance. Speaking during a tour of Njipi Camp under Kapolombo Block, District Agriculture Coordinator (DACO) Musonda Munshya, urged farmers to report incidents of […]
FLOODS RAVAGE CROPS IN CHITAMBO DISTRICT
By LENZY MWILA AND CEASAR MBEWE FLOODS have destroyed 40 hectares of crop fields posing a threat on households’ food security in Gibson area of Chitambo district in Central province. “40 hectares of crops which is 25 hectares of maize and 15 hectares of cassava have been destroyed, impacting 70 households. For many families, […]
GOVERNMENT HANDS OVER 40 MECHANIZATION CENTRES
By LAWRENCE KABUTU Government has handed over 40 Mechanization Service Centres alongside sets of high tech agricultural equipment and machinery supported through the African Development Bank across 12 districts in Southern and North Western Provinces. Agriculture Permanent Secretary for Administration Yvonne Mpundu, confirmed the development during the official handover and commissioning of Mechanization Service Centres […]
Crop Forecast Survey (CFS) Pre-Test – Kabwe
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) are jointly conducting a pre-test of the Crop Forecast Survey (CFS) in Kabwe as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen agricultural data systems in Zambia. The CFS is a critical national exercise that provides timely and reliable insights into agricultural production, supporting evidence-based planning and […]
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.
