700 Farmers in Kabwe swindled K11 m
By NATION REPORTER ABOUT 700 farmers in Kabwe, have allegedly been swindled about K11 million worth of farming inputs by a company. A company known as Farmer Nest had been … Read More
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Govt assures farmers
MINISTER of Agriculture Reuben Mtolo Phiri has assured farmers who did not receive fertiliser in the 2021/2022 farming season from Neria that they will receive this year.
LUNGU PLEADS FOR FARMERS
By AARON CHIYANZO in MkushiPRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has appealed to Financial Institutions to relax the repayment mode for farmers with loans because they have also been negatively affected by various … Read More
‘Regulate FISP beneficiaries on maize sales’
By PETER SICHALIGOVERNMENT should come up with a policy to bar beneficiaries of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) from selling maize to briefcase buyers, Chief Chikwanda of Mpika has … Read More
600 farmers targeted for winter maize project
By SANDRA MACHIMATHE Zambian Agriculture and Rural Development Initiative (ZARDI) in conjunction with Community Welfare Assistance Organisation Project has started engaging farmers for winter maize and horticulture farming in the … Read More
Reform agro system – expert
By MUYANI SHINJABALETHE agriculture sector should be reformed to take into account the particular needs of each of the categories of farmers, the Zambia Institute of Agriculture (ZIA) has advised.According … Read More
700 villagers sue company over land
By CHINTU MALAMBOMORE than 700 villagers in Mwembeshi have sued the State and Franshoek Farm Limited for allegedly taking possession of land which they claim to have lived on for … Read More
‘Farmers able to meet local demand’
By BUUMBA CHIMBULUZAMBIAN farmers have been able to satisfy the market with potatoes and other fresh farm produce, an indication that local producers have available capacity to meet the demand, … Read More
Food security under threat
By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA in ChipataZAMBIA’S food security is under threat as some farmers in Eastern Province are already selling their maize produce to unauthorised buyers.Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu … Read More
Farmers warn Govt
By BENNIE MUNDANDO and MUYANI SHINJABALEGOVERNMENT must not give Food Reserve Agency (FRA) maize to any miller who is not part of the tripartite agreement, failure to which we will … Read More