By Etambuyu Katota- (ZNBC News)-The Ministry of Agriculture has assured farmers that the distribution of farming inputs for the 2023/2024 farming season will be done early. Agriculture Permanent Secretary GREEN MBOZI says the ministry has drawn lessons from challenges experienced in the Farmer Input Support Programme -FISP- during the 2022/2023 season. Mr. MBOZI says the
By Nicholas Mwale- (NAIS)-Forty seven students from three colleges of agriculture in Zambia have left for Israel for an 11 month Agriculture internship programme. The students were selected from the Natural Resources Development College and the Zambia College of Agriculture in Monze and Mpika following the partnership between the zambians colleges and Ramat Negev International
Brian Mwale-Corteva Agriscience has observed that failure to adopt latest technology and good farming practices among small holder farmers has led to low maize yield. Corteva Agriscience Managing Director SAMSON NYENDWA says maize yields among smallholder farmers have remained low around 1.8-metric tons despite a 10-metric ton yield potential. He says commercial farmers in the
The University of Zambia -UNZA- has advised Government to invest in agriculture centers in all the 10- Provinces because there is growing interest among people to engage in agricultural activities. UNZA Dean School of Humanities JACOB MALUNGO says the country needs to invest in agriculture to attain sustainable development. The Dean, who is also Professor
Mambwe town council chairperson Isaac ZULU has warned that legal action will be taken against cooperatives that diverted or misappropriated Constituency Development Funds. Mr ZULU says public funds such as the CDF must be used for the intended purpose. He says a total of 14 cooperatives are reported to have diverted funds after they failed
(NAIS) The Ministry of Agriculture in Mungwi District, Northern Province, says individuals circulating videos of people sharing fertilizer in small quantities under the Farmer Input Support Program -FISP are not productive farmers. Mungwi District Senior Agricultural Officer CORNELIUS ZEMBA says individual farmers on FISP are supposed to get one pack containing Six bags of fertilizer
By Wilson Mulinda The Zambia Development Agency -ZDA- has signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Chenguang Biotech Limited for an investment of about 135 million dollars. The investment is for the production and processing of marigold, paprika and stevia to be used for human and animal medicine. ZDA Acting Director General ALBERT HALWAMPA
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