By Christopher Miti Eastern Province has received over 10,000 litres of pesticides to fight fall army worms that have affected all the 15 districts in the region. The province has also been affected by black beetle which attacks soya beans and beans fields. The ministry of agriculture is currently assessing the extent of the damage.
By Chanesa Tembo The Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission -CEEC- has partnered with CAMCO Agricultural Company to enhance CEEC agricultural Loan component. CEEC Director General MUWE MUNGULE says the partnership will enable effective and efficient use of the empowerment loans. Dr. MUNGULE says the partnership will give easy access to agricultural equipment for successful applicants under
By Brian Mwale The Millers Association of Zambia -MAZ- says government and stakeholders should strengthen the value addition policy to enhance export of finished products. MAZ President ANDREW CHINTALA says exporting maize instead of value added products translates into exports of jobs and lessens revenue generation for the country. Mr. CHINTALA says Zambia has in
By Christopher Miti Over 595 farmers from 7 districts in the Eastern province, have been trained in cashew management. The farmers from Nyimba, Petauke, Sinda, Chadiza, Mambwe, Lundazi and Chipata have been trained under the auspices of the Empowering Farmers Foundation. Eastern Province Agricultural Coordinator, ADREEN NANSUNGWE says the foundation was engaged to provide technical
(NAIS) The Ministry of Agriculture, in the Southern province, has dispatched over 9,700 litres of chemicals to contain army worms which have infested some crop fields. Southern Province Agricultural Coordinator, MAX CHOOMBE saying government has further delivered 225 sprayers to the region. Dr CHOOMBE says the chemicals will be proportionally distributed according to infestation to
By Hector Simfukwe Senior Chief CHIWALA of Ndola says the High Prices of commodities in the country will only come down if Zambians grow enough food for local consumption and export. He says citizens should seriously get into farming and produce enough crops like maize and soya beans if prices of commodities like mealie meal
By Etambuyu Katota Government has heightened surveillance across the country in order to avert any reoccurrence of Foot and Mouth Disease -FMD-. Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Permanent Secretary ANN SONGOLO says vaccinations have commenced in some districts. Speaking in an interview with ZNBC News in Lusaka, Dr. SONGOLO said government intends to increase the
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