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, ...

Zambian ministers credit African Development Fund for fertilizer self- sufficiency boost, increased capacity for 250,000 new skilled workers LUSAKA, Zambia, October 11, 2025/ — Concessional financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) has been transformative for Zambia’s agriculture and education sectors, while “anchoring peace, prosperity, and regional competitiveness.” ADF deputies, who are gathered in Zambia’s ...

ADF-deputies at the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia Concessional financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) has been transformative for Zambia’s agriculture and education sectors, while “anchoring peace, prosperity, and regional competitiveness.” ADF deputies, who are gathered in Zambia’s capital for a meeting on the Fund’s 17th replenishment, visited two project sites on Tuesday, 7 October ...

British impact investor AgDevCo announced today a US$10 million loan to Zambia’s Hybrid Poultry to finance the construction of a modern abattoir and expand processing capacity. The investment is expected to strengthen Zambia’s poultry value chain, improve food safety standards, and create hundreds of jobs. Hybrid Poultry, one of Zambia’s largest producers, supplies both domestic ...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – October 3, 2025 – Smallholder farmers across Africa are increasingly adopting regenerative agriculture practices to boost productivity while protecting the environment. This was the key outcome of the Second Roundtable of African Farmers, which brought together farmers from Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Mali, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia. ...

Despite early optimism and government backing, the cage fish farming initiative in Siavonga District is facing serious headwinds. Launched in 2024 to boost tilapia production and reduce reliance on imported fish, the program has seen a wave of farmer withdrawals due to unsustainable feed costs, poor water quality, and weak market linkages. A September 20th ...

As September unfolds, poultry farmers across sub-Saharan Africa are facing a volatile mix of weather conditions that are testing the resilience of their flocks and infrastructure. From Lusaka to Nairobi, the combination of patchy rainfall, cooler-than-average mornings, and rising midday humidity is creating a delicate balancing act for poultry producers.  Current Weather Snapshot: September 14–15, ...