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The Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market (JFPM) has signed a business agreement of partnership with the Zambian agricultural company, Ilamfya Agricultural Products Limited.
“Zambians fed South African people when they were in exile, so it is time that we return the favour,” said the JFPM’s chief operating officer, Patrick Mphahlele.
The agreement signed by the two parties is [...]

The 52nd Copperbelt Mining, Agricultural and Commercial show is expected to open its gates to the show-goers, Wednesday, 27th May, 2009. The five-day show dubbed” productivity in Adversity” has seen a reduction from 100 exhibitors last year to 70 exhibitors this year. This has been attributed mainly to the current global melt-down, which has not [...]

FRA Board Chairperson, Costain Chilala says the increase in the supply of maize
will force millers to reduce the prices of mealie meal.
He disclosed that the country this year expects to record a maize surplus of Two Hundred Thousand metric tons.Mr. Chilala was speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka today.Meanwhile, the Food Reserve Agency-fra-has announced [...]

President  Rupiah Banda  has urged financial institutions to support wheat farmers  with credit facilities  to help sustain the increased production of the crop.
Mkushi, March 26 – President  Rupiah Banda  has urged financial institutions to support wheat farmers  with credit facilities  to help sustain the increased production of the crop.
President Banda said government  is happy with [...]

PRESIDENT Banda has directed Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Brian Chituwo and law enforcement agencies to address the excessive importation of wheat into the country to support local farmers.
Mr Banda said this in Mkushi yesterday during a meeting with farmers yesterday.
The President told farmers that in the discussions he had with the Zambia National Farmers’ [...]

Mkushi  – President Rupiah Banda has said Mkushi district in Central province is a showpiece of development in Agriculture in the country. Mr. Banda said the district has, through its massive agriculture production, contributed largely to the development of Central province and Zambia as a whole.ZANIS reports from Mkushi that President Banda was speaking after [...]