Category: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry
Zambia is likely to experience a shortfall of maize this year-ZACA
Number of View: 116The Zambia Consumer Association ZACA has warned that Zambia is likely to experience a shortfall of maize this year due to the fact that farming inputs were delivered late and droughts were experienced in some places. ZACA Executive Director Muyunda Ililonga notes therefore that government should secure the little maize the country [...]
FDD urges government to take seriously warnings by ZNFU on looming food shortage in Masaiti
Number of View: 132Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) Copperbelt committee member Willie Lupiya has urged the government to take seriously warnings by the Zambia National Farmers Union based on a survey that there is a looming food shortage in Masaiti following challenges farmers in the area have experienced in the 2012/2013 farming season. Mr. [...]
Army worms in Kitwe spread further
Number of View: 129The army worms that were last Friday detected in Kitwe’s Kamfinsa area and ravaged 80 hectares of land have now spread to Mwekera, Itimpi and Kakolo areas. Kitwe District Commissioner Elias Kamanga has confirmed to Flava Fm news. Mr. Kamanga has however said the government has worked out responses to the invasion [...]
Land Alliance calls for a speedy enactment of the land policy
Number of View: 74Kitwe District Land Alliance has called on government to speed up the enactment of the land policy which has been in draft form from 2006 to 2007. Speaking at a training workshop on lobby and advocacy held at the Engineering Institute of Zambia Thursday Morning, Alliance Chairperson Mpenza Mwanza in a speech [...]
Mealie meal shortage in some parts of the Copperbelt is tantamount to blackmail-Luonde
Number of View: 89Anglican Priest Father Richard Luonde says the persistent shortage of mealie meal in some parts of the Copperbelt is tantamount to blackmail. He accuses private millers of faking the shortage so as discredit the government. He is disappointed that the mealie meal shortage has persisted in some parts of the Copperbelt when [...]
Over 3000 farmers in Kalulushi have not yet been cleared of their dues
Number of View: 60Over three thousand farmers in Kalulushi have not been paid their dues after they supplied their maize to the Food Reserve Agency. The farmers are also unable to access to farmer input support program. Charles Tembo reports from Kalulushi that Ministry of agriculture and livestock Kalulushi acting district agriculture coordinator Davis Kaboboto [...]
FRA releases K1 trillion for farmers
Number of View: 91The Food Reserve Agency has disclosed that it has so far disbursed over K1 trillion to various the Banks countrywide to facilitate payments to the farmers, making it the biggest amount provided in the history of the crop marketing season. Agency Vice Chairperson Allan Sakala has confirmed in a statement to Flava [...]
Government dispatches 12,000 bags of fertiliser to Kitwe District
Number of View: 109Government has dispatched close to 12, 000 bags of urea fertilizer from Nyiombo investments for Kitwe district. Kitwe District Commissioner Elias Kamanga disclosed this in an interview further adding that 5, 000 bags of D compound fertilizer have been dispatched for the 2012/2013 farming season. Mr. Kamanga says the fertilizer distribution will [...]
FRA spends K100bn on maize purchases in last 21 days
Number of View: 141The Food Reserve Agency FRA has assured that it will continue making outstanding payments to farmers from whom it has bought maize, before the commencement of this years farming season. FRA Public Relations Manager says the agency has so far paid out K100 billion in the last three weeks and has an [...]
NCZ to begin distributing D-compound fertiliser this week
Number of View: 153Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia NCZ will this week flag off the distribution of the 30,000 metric tonnes of D Compound fertilizer for the 2012/2013 farming season. NCZ Chief Executive Officer Richard Soko disclosed that the first consignment will be sitting in the districts by this week. Government contracted NCZ to produce 30,000 [...]
