FAO, KOREA DONATE EQUIPMENT FOR SMART FARMING
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), with support from the government of Korea, has donated 10 tablets and two motorbikes to the Ministry of Agriculture under the Smart Farming for…
NORTHERN PROVINCE RECORDS SURGE IN LIVESTOCK POPULATION
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in Northern Province has disclosed that the province has recorded an increase in Livestock population. Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Northern Province Coordinator Gethings…
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FALL ARMYWORMS DESTROY 1,394 HECTARES ISOKA CROPS
About 1,394 hectares of crop fields have been attacked by fall armyworms in Isoka District in Muchinga Province, affecting 2,836 farmers. Speaking in a phone interview with the Zambia News…
CHITIMUKULU CONGRATULATES UPND IN KASAMA MAYORAL WIN
Paramount Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba has congratulated the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) on winning the Kasama mayoral by-election, describing the electoral process as a sign of…
GOVT BOOSTS FUNDING FOR KANYAMA BREEDING CENTRE
Government has increased the budgetary allocation to Kanyama cattle breeding centre in Mwinilunga District of Northwestern Province, from K600,000 to K2.9 million to boost livestock production in 2026. The increased…
90% OF KAOMA FRA FARMERS PAID
Kaoma District Commissioner Kashina Sheba says about 90 percent of farmers who supplied maize to government through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) for the 2025/2026 market season have been paid.…
MWEETWA ASSURES FARMERS, PREDICTS BUMPER HARVEST
Minister of Information and Media, Cornelius Mweetwa, has reiterated that government through the treasury has released all the funds meant to pay the farmers who supplied maize to the Food…
120 TONNES OF MAIZE DELIVERED TO LUANGWA FOR COMMUNITY SALES
Luangwa District has received 120 metric tonnes of white maize from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) meant for community sales, to mitigate low crop yields from the 2024/2025 farming season.…
FARMERS’ UNION HAILS GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO PAYMENTS
The Agriculture Technical and Professional Staff Union of Zambia (ATPSUZ) has commended the government for its commitment to paying farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). Union…
FRA ASSURES FARMERS OF TIMELY 2026 CROP PAYMENTS
The Government through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has assured farmers of timely payments in the 2026 crop marketing season. Speaking in a phone interview with the Zambia News and…
