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…
MKUSHI RECEIVES PESTICIDES TO CONTROL OUTBREAK OF FALL ARMY WORMS
Mkushi District of Central Province has received a consignment of chemicals from the government to control the outbreak of the fall armyworms that have ravaged maize fields across the district,…
75 PERCENT OF FARMERS IN ISOKA PAID
Government, through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA), has so far paid about 75 percent of farmers in Isoka District of Muchinga Province for the last marketing season, District Commissioner Jairo…
CHILANGA RECEIVES 1500 LITRES OF PESTICIDES
Lusaka Province Principle Public Relations Officer, Logic Lukwanda has revealed that the government has allocated 1,500 litres of pesticides to Chilanga District farmers to control fall armyworm infestation. Mr Lukwanda says that the allocation…
15,800 Copperbelt Farmers Hit by Fall Armyworm
More than 15,800 farmers in Copperbelt Province have had their fields infested by fall armyworm, affecting approximately 10,000 hectares of cropland. Copperbelt Province Senior Field Crops Officer Michael Mumbi disclosed…
Government stocks sufficient pesticide to combat fall armyworm
Lusaka Province Acting Permanent Secretary, Alex Mapushi, has assured farmers in the province that the government has stocked sufficient pesticides to protect maize fields from Fall Armyworm infestation in order to enhance food…
Mbala farmers redeem FISP Inputs
The Ministry of Agriculture in Mbala District has expressed satisfaction with the implementation of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) in the area. Mbala District Agriculture Coordinator Moses Mulenga said…
over 4,500 Chama farmers redeem inputs for 2025/2026 season
A total of 4,501 farmers in Chama district in Eastern Province have redeemed their farming inputs under the ongoing Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) for the 2025/2026 farming season. Chama…
Over 2,000 Mpika households receive FSP inputs
over 2,000 vulnerable but viable households in Mpika District have begun receiving their farming inputs for the 2025/2026 season under the Food Security Pack (FSP) program, implemented by the Ministry…
Senga Hill farmers praised for recording bumper harvest
A civic leader in Senga Hill Constituency has praised farmers in the district for recording a maize bumper harvest. Chozi Ward Councillor Jackson Chama in Senga Hill District said the…
