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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
