According to findings by ZimTrade, the country’s export promotion body, the agricultural and processed food sectors are dominating Zimbabwe’s market share in Zambia. Zimbabwe’s agricultural exports are flourishing in Zambia, with agricultural equipment and processed foods leading the charge. According to findings by ZimTrade, the country’s export promotion body, the agricultural and processed food sectors ...

Nespresso South Africa is proud to announce the launch of a new coffee in the Master Origins Collection: MASTER ORIGINS ZAMBIA. Zambia’s altitude, proximity to the equator, and plentiful freshwater sources in the northern province make it ideal for cultivating the finest Arabica coffee. The exceptional terroir produces a coffee with a distinctive and memorable ...

TANZANIA: TWO weeks ago, we had an enriching discussion on the trade agreement between Tanzania and Zambia, where Tanzania is set to sell 650,000 tonnes of maize to Zambia due to a severe food grain shortage caused by drought, which destroyed nearly one million hectares—potentially halving the production. This deal is advantageous for Tanzania as ...

(L-R): Ken Aghoghovbia, Deputy Managing Director / COO of Africa Re; Michael Kofi Andoh, Acting Commissioner of Insurance of Ghana; Temitope Akinowa, Regional Director, West Africa-Anglophone of Africa Re; Nathaniel G.Baba, Director of insurance of Liberia In a significant move to address agricultural risk, the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) recently orchestrated a three-day workshop ...

Sheila Garakara, Country Manager for Zambia at Solidaridad Tomorrow cannot wait. Someone else won’t do it. If ever there was a time for promoting inclusivity in the agricultural sector with a special focus on women empowerment and youth development – it is now! That’s the crux of the message by Sheila Garakara, Country Manager for ...

Farmers check the growth of maize in drought-hit fields in Macheke, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe in this March 10, 2019 photo. A severe drought has currently decimated crops leaving many people at risk of hunger. Photo / Shaun Jusa / Alamy This article was originally published on Dialogue Earth under the Creative Commons BY NC ND license. The first ...

A woman harvesting rice, Barotse floodplain, Zambia. Photo: Georgina Smith SUMMARY A new Zambian law, supported by the World Bank, will infringe on the rights of smallholder farmers to share and reuse seeds Research indicates the Bank’s agricultural development programmes increase food insecurity, favouring agribusiness that prioritises profitable export markets Zambian civil society has voiced ...

How the UNDP Accelerator Lab in Zambia and Mukuba UniPod is supporting Nchimunya on his journey to transform small-holder farming with AI and data-driven technology. Nchumunya pictured at the Mukuba UniPod where he engages in research and design for Netagrows Technologies Growing up in Southern Province – a province known for its large, healthy cows, ...

Zambia plans to import 650,000 metric tons of white maize from Tanzania after drought cut production by more than 50%, information minister Cornelius Mweetwa said on Wednesday. Zambia’s maize production in the 2023/24 crop season is expected to decrease to 1.5-million tons from 3.2-million tons the previous season, according to a crop forecasting survey. “The ...

World Food Programme and Government join forces to boost farm production, strengthen livelihoods and empower women in a challenging environment. Sa’a Moussa heads a cooperative of women farmers adapting to changing rainfall patterns to grow their businesses in Niger. Photo: WFP/Adamou Sani Dan Salaou. Sitting atop a pile of millet sacks in the southern Niger ...