The rainy season across Zambia has intensified, with widespread rainfall saturating soils to nearly full capacity. According to the Zambia Meteorological Department, soil moisture levels are currently between 90–100 percent, and forecasts indicate that heavy rains will continue into January and February. While this provides excellent growing conditions, it also raises the risk of flooding ...

Image: BMG@Nampo 2022 January 29–31 | Agro & Poultry Africa – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania The Agro & Poultry Africa International Trade Exhibition returns to Dar es Salaam’s Diamond Jubilee Hall. This longstanding trade show covers a broad spectrum of agricultural sectors, including crop production, aquaculture, poultry, dairy, irrigation systems, livestock, farm machinery, and food ...

African Leaders during the signing of the CAADP Kampala agreement By Jayden Bagshaw | December 19, 2025 With less than two weeks before Africa’s new agricultural policy framework comes into force, leading policy and agriculture experts have released a practical playbook aimed at helping governments translate long-standing food security commitments into measurable results. The Malabo ...

Image: Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka By: Brandon Moss County governments participating in Kenya’s National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) have been warned that failure to meet agreed performance benchmarks could result in their removal from the programme. The caution was issued by Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka, who also chairs the Council of Governors’ agriculture ...

The start of the rainy season is the single most important moment in Zambia’s farming calendar. Decisions made in those first few weeks determine whether a household secures food for the year, earns short‑term cash, or plants the foundations of a more profitable orchard. A balanced approach pairs very fast‑turnaround crops that generate immediate income ...

Zambia is strengthening climate resilience and sustainable food systems by integrating behavioural science into climate-smart agriculture training and extension services. Through collaboration between the Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Zambia (SIFAZ) and FACE-NDC projects, the initiative is helping smallholder farmers adopt climate-smart technologies and sustainable intensification practices at scale. The approach, which blends climate education, ...

Zambia’s Minister of Agriculture has called for a strategic shift toward youth-centred investments in agriculture, emphasizing the sector’s potential to combat rising unemployment and unlock economic opportunities for the country’s growing young population. With over 64% of Zambia’s working-age population under the age of 35, the minister stressed that agriculture must evolve into a dynamic ...

Across Africa, digital technologies are rapidly reshaping the way governments, development partners, and farmers interact. In Zambia, this digital transformation is taking root through the Zambia Integrated Agriculture Management Information System (ZIAMIS) – a pioneering platform designed to improve transparency, efficiency, and resilience across agricultural programs. At the recent FAO Resilience Team for Africa Community ...

Zambia’s export sector is showing signs of resilience, with agricultural products playing a central role in the country’s trade recovery. Despite global economic uncertainties and fluctuating commodity prices, Zambia has managed to increase its non-traditional exports, particularly in the agri-food segment. According to trade data released today, Zambia’s exports of groundnuts, soybeans, and horticultural produce ...

Chama, 15 October 2025 — The Government of Zambia, through the Ministry of Tourism, has officially launched the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme Legal Hub, a publicly accessible online platform designed to strengthen environmental governance and support community-led conservation. Developed in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CIFOR-ICRAF, ...