The country’s minister of agriculture, Reuben Phiri, ascribed the drop to a decline in the area planted from 1,69 million hectares last season to 1,51 million hectares this season. “This is coupled with a reduction in yield from 2,14t/ha last season to 1,8t/ha during the period under review,” he told Food Business Africa. Phiri said ...

Bram Govaerts visited field experiments with the head of science at Zamseed (Photo: Katebe Mapipo/CIMMYT) “CIMMYT’s work in Zambia and the region is geared to help national governments build resilience to climate change, diversify maize-based farming systems and improve productivity and production to address reduce hunger and poverty,” said Govaerts. Southern Africa AID-I Rapid Delivery ...

Acting Ministry of Finance PS for Budget and Economic Affairs Mwaka Mukubesa speaks on Thursday during the conference on accelerating access to agriculture finance for small-holders farmers in Zambia – Picture by Philip Chisalu GOVERNMENT says the journey towards achieving comprehensive financial inclusion for the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sub sector is still a considerable ...

“FOOD SAFETY is everyone’s business.” No matter who you are or what you do, you play an important role in making sure food is safe to eat. Yes, without debate or argument, access to sufficient amounts of safe food is a key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Foodborne illnesses are usually infectious or ...

  Agriculture workers in the field in Africa. Jun 2, 2023. | Photo: Twitter/@CGIARAfrica “…28 finance and agriculture ministers, representatives from the World Bank and African Union (AU) and industry experts attended…” On Thursday, in Lusaka, Zambia, a high-level dialogue meeting took place with the objective of examining the obstacles impeding agricultural advancement in Africa ...

Rural farming communities in Zambia will benefit from new ACIAR-supported research helping to manage a devastating pest wiping out crops and impacting food security. Fall armyworm (FAW) is an invasive, transboundary pest which has caused widespread crop destruction around the world. The insect pest has become one of the most damaging pests in Zambia, especially ...

A new study led CABI scientists has examined the potential for collective action to fight the fall armyworm (FAW) pest with biological controls in rural Zambia. The research, which was conducted in partnership with colleagues from the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) and Wageningen University and Research, found that some conditions are already in place ...

Accelerated delivery with a difference is underway in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia to ensure access to stress-tolerant seeds for underserved farmers in remote areas. Supported by USAID, the Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I) project brings public-private and civil society together to address the impacts of climate change, pests and diseases, and food shocks on maize ...

Zambia’s opposition condemned an agreement between its government and Kenya allowing the farming of maize in the South African country to solve food crisis in its East African counterpart.  Speaking to Voice Of Africa (VOA) on Thursday, May 4, the opposition leader Saboi Imboela lamented that the Zambian government had prioritised Kenya instead of the ...

Workers spreading maize to dry. The decision by Zambian authorities to cut maize exports is hurting the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose southern regions consider the grain a staple food. PHOTO | FILE | NMG The decision by Zambian authorities to cut maize exports is hurting the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose southern regions consider ...