Agriculture

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An agriculture officer in Nalolo district has urged farmers in Sianda and Kataba areas to start preserving food so as to increase its shelf life.  Ms. Patience Munalula said preserving food helps farmers to have continuous food supply throughout the year.  Ms. Munalula was speaking today at Lubosi primary school during a food preservation and value […]

THE Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has called on the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to offer farmers a better maize price during this year’s marketing season. ZNFU president, Jervis Zimba said increasing the floor price will enable farmers to get full cost recovery and mark an increase in their profit margins. Mr. Zimba stated that […]

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI FARMERS in Kalumbila district in North-western province have been recording high yields since the embracing conservation farming, Chief Mumena has said. He therefore thanked Kansanshi Mine for introducing conservation farming in his chiefdom. The traditional leader said that since the introduction of conservation farming, farmers in his chiefdom had been recording high […]

ANDREW MUKOMA writes@sunzambian LEARNERS in Livingstone have been urged to learn to preserve nature through planting trees. Livingstone District Education Board Secretary (DEBS), Eiden Kambunga, observed that the world was grappling with climate change and therefore leaners must adapt the concept of planting trees and co-existing with wild animals. He said that there was need […]

The Department of Fisheries in Shibuyunji has confiscated over 900 kilograms of fish from traders from the time the fish ban was effected in December last year. Shibuyunji District Fisheries Officer, Steven Nyirongo Mr Nyirongo said the fish was confiscated during an operation carried by the department in conjunction with the Department of National Parks […]

Over 100 hectares of maize fields have been submerged in Libonda ward of Liuwa constituency in Kalabo district of Western province. In an interview with ZANIS, Libonda ward councillor, Musiyalela MUSIYALELA said about 1000 peasant farmers in the locality have been affected by the flash floods that have engulfed the whole ward in the constituency. […]

The Fall Army Worms that attacked maize fields in Chiawa area of Kafue district have been contained. Last month, 460 hectares of maize fields in Chiawa were ravaged by the fall army worms. Speaking in an interview with ZANIS, Kafue District Agriculture Coordinator (DACO) Rutsito Bvunzayi said the maize fields were spread with chemicals, and […]

ANDREW MUKOMA writes SOME farmers Kazungula district’s Delevu and Simukombo Villages have expressed confidence of recording an unprecedented bumper harvest in this year’s farming season. The farmers are optimistic of having a good yeild. The small scale farmers attributed the projected bumper harvest due to the good preparations. This is despite the late delivery of […]

Southern Province Agriculture Coordinator Max Choombe says the 7,000 litres of chemicals to fight army worms have been distributed to all districts in the province. Speaking in an interview with ZANIS, Dr Choombe said all the chemicals have been distributed and the districts are now distributing the chemicals to camp officers, who will now hand […]

Ministry of Agriculture in Chipata district has distributed 1,350 litres of pesticides to fight off the fall army worms.  The district has recorded more than six thousand hectors of land infested with the fall army worms.  District Acting Senior Agriculture Officer (SAO) Mirriam Goma says Chipata district which has more than 19,000 affected households.  She […]


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