LUSAKA Province Permanent Secretary Joe Kalusa has emphasised the importance of conducting the forthcoming national crop survey with diligence and accuracy, stating that the exercise is critical for effective national…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
