Chain stores, here we come – small-scale farmers
KELLY NJOMBO, TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka THE National Union for Small-scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ) says farmers have capacity to supply produce to chain stores and that Government should come up…
water irrigation of potato field on sunny day
Production to increase through agriculture
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has started feasibility studies to identify areas where irrigation projects can be implemented along the agriculture corridor line to promote mechanisation among small-scale farmers. Under the…
MAJORITY of Zambian farmers, particularly small-scale farmers, have very low levels of mechanisation and usually depend on hand tools and rudimentary implements for cultivation
Govt to sensitise small-scale farmers
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka
VARIOUS government agencies need to intensify sensitisation programmes among small-scale traders on the importance of registering their businesses to effectively contribute to the treasury, Southern Africa Cross Border Traders Association (SACBTA) says. (more…)
ETG buys maize at K92.50
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka
IN AN effort to provide an alternative market for small-scale farmers, Export Trading Group (ETG) has started buying maize at K92.50 for a 50-kilogramme bag. (more…)
ACTING President Inonge Wina inspects a solar powered milling plant at Lwitikila cooperative in Mpika.
PICTURE: KUNDA MANDO
Work with cooperatives, farmers urged
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka
ZAMBIA Cooperative Federation (ZCF) has called on farmers to work with cooperatives to take advantage of the solar milling plants to enable them to add value to maize. (more…)
Small-scale farmers backed
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka
GOVERNMENT should provide extension services to small-scale farmers in the goat sub-sector to enable them to start exporting into Saudi Arabia market, a trade association has said.
In April, Government announced that it will soon seal a deal with Saudi Arabia that will see Zambia start exporting goats and sheep to that country. (more…)
ZB targets 5,000 small-scale farmers
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka
ZAMBIAN Breweries (ZB) targets to increase its support to about 5,000 small-scale farmers through its cassava value chain project to promote value addition and income generation. (more…)
Soya beans farm.
‘Protect small-scale farmers’
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka
GOOD Nature Agro in Zambia has called for strict regulations on uncertified imported legume seeds to protect small-scale farmers from acquiring losses due to low productivity. (more…)
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