NAIS- Farmers in Kasama District have begun restoring abandoned Chitemene fields with depleted soils through Sustainable Intensified Farming Practices (SIPs). Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)
Agriculture Minister Reuben Mtolo has called for stronger global cooperation and increased investment in irrigation, mechanization, and storage infrastructure. He also emphasized the need to
By Hannock Kasama Lands and Natural Resources Minister Sylvia Masebo has invited Indian investors to invest in Zambia’s agriculture sector. Ms. Masebo said Zambia has
By Arnold Tutu The Food Reserve Agency –FRA- has assured farmers who are yet to receive payment for maize supplied during the 2024/2025 crop marketing
(NAIS) Government says discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo –DRC- on the export of mealie meal and other maize products have reached an advanced
By Mary Kachepa The Food Reserve Agency –FRA- says all farmers who supplied maize during the 2025 crop marketing season have been paid. FRA Executive
By Patricia Banda The Food Reserve Agency –FRA- says it has mobilised sufficient resources to pay all farmers who supplied maize to the agency. FRA
By Christopher Miti Zambia has flagged off the export of 200,000 metric tonnes of maize to Malawi. The first maize consignment was officially flagged off
By Hannock Kasama The Government says all outstanding payments to farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency –FRA- will be settled by January
NAIS -More than 60,000 cattle have been vaccinated this year under the Enhanced Smallholder Livestock Investment Programme (ESLIP). ESLIP Disease Control Unit Coordinator, Dr. Nawa
Over 500 households in Livingstone West and Nasanzu camps have had their maize fields attacked by swarms of short-horned grasshoppers, while more than 100 hectares
NAIS- Government, through the Veterinary Department in Chinsali District, has announced plans to embark on sensitisation and testing of cattle following the outbreak of Contagious
By Hannock Kasama Defence Minister AMBROSE LUFUMA says Government is seeking to transform the Zambia National Service –ZNS- into a model of agro-industrial excellence in
By Nyambe Nalishebo Labour and Social Security Minister BRENDA TAMBATAMBA has warned that Government will take firm action against employers who disregard workers’ rights. Ms.
(NAIS) Fisheries and Livestock Minister PETER KAPALA has welcomed the arrest of three Ministry officers by the Anti-Corruption Commission ACC. Mr. KAPALA says the Ministry
NAIS- The Ministry of Agriculture has distributed soil testing kits to all districts across Zambia to boost soil analysis and improve farming practices, particularly among
By Joy Nyambe Chipolopolo striker PATSON DAKA has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations World Food Programme –WFP- in Zambia. DAKA will use
Government’s Presidential Irrigation Initiative has received a major boost, with institutions reporting increased technical capacity following training in Israel. This includes the Zambia Correctional
By Sharon Siame Food Reserve Agency –FRA- Board Chairperson SURESH DESAI says the Agency is paying farmers for the maize they supplied, but a huge
By Memory Bbuku Vice President MUTALE NALUMANGO says there is no malice in the delay to pay farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve
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