:

+260 977 886 876

24/7 Mon-Fri

Top Stories

MECHANIZATION 360 EXCITES KALABO FARMERS AFTER A TRIPLE YIELD

US$40.8M BREFOLES PROJECT TO PROMOTE CLIMATE RESILIENCE

HARNESSING UNDERUTILISED CROPS TO STRENGTHEN FOOD SECURITY

FRA PURCHASES OVER 49,900

Agriculture Marketing

Preventing Egg-Eating Egg-Grading in Layer Chickens

Tractor Ballasting: Why It Matters and How to Do It Right

Different Approaches to Food and Farming

Feeding Ruminants for Optimal Health and Productivity

From Hoof to Ham: The Essential Steps of Meat Processing

Poultry Diseases and Prevention Strategies

Livestock Autopsy

DAIRY CATTLE BREEEDS

Preserving Crop Quality: A Guide to Post-Harvest Management and Storage

Beetroot Cultivation

GOVT LAUNCH FOOD BALANCE SHEETS REPORT

GOVT ROLLS OUT SMALL-SCALE, SOLAR-POWERED IRRIGATION

AGRIC STAFF URGED TO BE FRONTLINE DEFENDERS OF FOOD SECURITY

GOVERNMENT TO BUY OVER 100,000 METRIC TONNES OF MAIZE IN EASTERN PROVINCE

IRRIGATION SCHEMES

JAPAN EXTENDS RICE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BY THREE YEARS

ZARI LAUNCHES SOUTHERN AFRICA'S AGROECOLOGY RESEARCH NETWORK (RAENS) PROJECT

ZAMBIA COMMITS TO BOOSTING CROP DIVERSITY THROUGH GLOBAL INITIATIVE

CIDP MARKET LINKAGES CONTINUE TO BENEFIT CASHEW FARMERS IN WESTERN PROVINCE

CEEC FUNDS K8.4MILLION AQUA FISH MARKETING COOPERATIVE

POULTRY VACCINE MIXING

EFFECTIVE GOAT PRODUCTION

DAIRY CATTLE BREEEDS

Understanding Farm Size: Hectares vs. Acres and the Key to Profitability

Beetroot Cultivation

Lighting The Way To Optimal Egg Production In layer chickens

Growing Crunchy Carrots: Tips and Technique For A Successful Harvest

Cultivating Cabbage: A Beginners Guide to Success

Dairy Cow Management During the Dry Season: Strategies for Increased Milk Production

A Guide To Effective Farm Pest Management

Growing Carrots: A Comprehensive Guide

CHIFUNABULI RECORDS RISE IN RICE FARMING THANKS TO MOREDEP

DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCUST OUTBREAK RESPONSE PLAN IN WESTERN PROVINCE

27,900 FARMERS TO BE TRAINED IN CSA IN MUCHINGA PROVINCE BY DECEMBER

GOVT COMMISSIONS NAKONDE PLANT HEALTH LABORATORY

SAF PROJECT STRENGTHENING FISH FARMING IN LUAPULA PROVINCE

EFFICIENT USE OF LABOUR AND INPUT IN HIGH-RAINFALL AREAS

ZAMBIA RECORDS BUMPER HARVEST IN 2024/2025 FARMING SEASON

CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY

SIFAZ LEADS THE DISCUSSION ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES

PLANT HEALTH CRUCIAL FOR HUMANS

GOVT ENACTS PLANT HEALTH ACT, NUMBER 1 OF 2025

IFAD MISSION VISITS SMALL LIVESTOCK FARMERS IN THE COPPERBELT PROVINCE

E-SLIP’S ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL INTERVENTIONS CHEERS FARMERS IN CHINPANGALI

CLIMATE CAMPAIGNERS CALL FOR BIODIVERSITY

ZAMBIA AND UK COLLABORATE TO ADVANCE VETERINARY LABS AND ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

CHIEF CHISOMO AND FARMERS CALL FOR FRA TO HIKE FLOOR PRICE FOR MAIZE

ZAMBIA LOSES ABOUT 172,000 HECTARES OF FOREST LAND ANUALLY

PLANT HEALTH CRUCIAL FOR HUMANS

ZARI TAKES LEAD IN MACADAMIA NUT PRODUCTION

THE SWEET COMEBACK How Dates Are Seeding Prosperity in Africa’s Dry lands

FROM HOE TO HORSEPOWER As the Tractor Revolution is Uplifting Zambian Agriculture

FROM SOIL TO SOUL Why Agroecology is Africa’s Recipe for the Future

EMPOWERING THE SOIL As MDI Calls for More Extension Officers to Revolutionize Zambian Agriculture

Planting Hope, MDI Calls for Drought-Resilient Crops to Safeguard Farmers’ Futures.

ZAMBIA’S YOUTH CHALLENGED TO DRIVE AGRICULTURAL GROWTH

CHICK START MASTERY Secrets of poultry pros revealed

FARMING TAKES FLIGHT As Drones Deliver a New Dawn for Zambia

KEEP IT RUNNING The Farmer’s Guide to a Healthy Tractor

GOVT EARMARKS BEEF EXPORT

OVER 1,000 FARMERS ACCESS MECHANIZATION SERVICES

GROWING CABBAGES IN HOT WEATHER

A CLASSROOM WITHOUT WALLS: FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS, EMPOWER KAZUNGULA FARMERS

SAF PROJECT STRENGTHENING FISH FARMING IN LUAPULA PROVINCE

ELITE PONGAMIA PINNATA: THE MIRACLE TREE RECLAIMING ZAMBIA'S LOST LANDS

From Ashes to Action: How Carbon Trading is Saving Zambia’s Vanishing Forests

OVER 7,000 FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM CROP INSURANCE SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE URGED TO TAP CDF

SOUTHERN PROVINCE FARMERS ELATED WITH FISP E-VOUCHER MODALITY

IMPORTANCE OF MECHANISATION

CATEGORIES OF FARM RECORDS

ZAMBIA BREWERIES RECENTLY KICKED OFF SORGUM PLANTING SEASON IN ZIMBA DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN PROVINCE.

TBZ,NCZ PACT SPARKS NEW HOPE FOR ZAMBIA’S TOBACCO FARMERS

ZARI PARTNERS WITH SNV TO ENHANCE SOIL HEALTH

25 METRIC TONS OF LEMON FRUITS TO KENYA

ABOUT US

Terms and Conditions for AGRI BUSINESS NEWS LTD

SMALLHOLDERS BEGIN FISP CONTRIBUTIONS

NANSANGA FARM A SLEEPING GIANT - DR. MILNER MWANAKAMPWE

ALMOST 1,000 KILOGRAMME FISH SEIZED

27,900 FARMERS TO BE TRAINED IN CSA IN MUCHINGA PROVINCE BY DECEMBER

top-news

27,900 FARMERS TO BE TRAINED IN CSA IN MUCHINGA PROVINCE BY DECEMBER

By SEBASTIAN CHIPAKO

CLIMATE change is a phenomenon that has hit the country and the world over adversely. Zambia in particular has experienced grave implications especially in the agriculture sector which has uncovered enormous vulnerabilities of the sector.

Effects of climate change including frequent flooding and droughts have been major occurrences over the years in our country. These have had negative impact on production and productivity subsequently affecting national and household food security. Suffice to conclude that the entire food system has had serious disruptions.

A number of responses have been propagated by government and other cooperating partners operating in the spheres of tackling effects of climate change, adaptation, mitigation and regeneration of forest cover and the environment.

One of the most recent interventions by government is the World Bank funded US$300 million Zambia Growth Opportunities Programme for Results (ZAMGROW) project which covers the entire country. This programme promotes agricultural diversification and sustainability.

In Muchinga province, the project was ignited by a training of trainers from all the districts of the province in Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) which is earmarked to be rolled out to 27,900 farmers before the end of the year.

The Trainer of Trainers (TOT) targeted officers from the districts who in turn are expected to train camp extension officers. The camp extension officers are then expected to train 150 farmers per camp.

In opening remarks of the TOT held in Mpika, Principal Agriculture Officer, Fred Chikuta, emphasised the need for districts to strive to reach and exceed the set target and give CSA knowledge to the farmers.

He explained the five year project has a lot of activities planned, which have started with sustainability and climate smart agriculture trainings this year.

Mr Chikuta stressed that if the knowledge is to be fully assimilated by farmers, there is need for mind-set change adding that increased adoption levels will be key in actualizing the set objectives of the project.

“Most of the farmers in this part of the country use Chitemene system. Farmers use a piece of land for some time and abandon it for another piece of land when it is no longer fertile.  So the soil deemed infertile could be resuscitated for further use using these techniques,” he explained.

Mr Chikuta further revealed that the province targets to train 27,900 farmers in Climate Smart Agriculture in the province before the end of the year.

One of the participants, Clive Matengo, lamented the severity of the adverse effects of climate change coupled with bad agricultural practices such as the Chitemene system.

Mr Matengo, who is District Agricultural Coordinator for Kanchibiya, explained that huge chunks of land have been left bare exposing the good top fertile soils to the harshness of strong winds and floods.

He added that the project is timely and will help in restoring fertility of soils and enhance resilience of farmers to adverse effects of climate change.

A number of these CSA farming techniques have resounding rewards in the fight against adverse effects of climate change. These, to a larger extent have fostered resilience and mitigation among the farming communities where high production is still achieved amid effects of climate change.

Another participant of the training, Angela Mtonga, who is also Senior Agricultural Officer for Isoka District, revealed that the target set is achievable despite a few challenges that have been envisaged in mobilising the farmers during this period highly characterized by mass cultivation of farm land by farmers.

Ms Mtonga disclosed that a good number of camp extension officers have motor bikes which will make it easy to achieve the set target.

She has since appealed to the ZAMGROW project to consider procuring more motor bikes so that farmers are easily reached with these important lessons.

Some of the drivers of climate change such as poor agricultural practices are embedded in people’s culture and this requires a mind-set change to fully make a shift to new and more sustainable and environmentally friendly methods.

When this is done together with the roll out of CSA techniques it could potentially reduce the impact of adverse effects of climate change among the farming communities.

The devastating impact of droughts and floods in farming could largely be mitigated through these techniques and it is highly recommended that these are assimilated in the fabric of extension service delivery so that more farmers are trained continually. -NAIS

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

1win_jael

1win официальный apk <a href=https://1win83326.icu>https://1win83326.icu</a>

mostbet_ohSi

мостбет доступ к сайту <a href=https://www.mostbet90088.company>мостбет доступ к сайту</a>

1xbet guncel giris_wlst

Millet dinleyin Güncel giriş adresini bulmak her seferinde çok zor oluyor Paramı kaybettim, sinirlerim bozuldu Her şey hızlı ve güvenli — 1xbet giriş yap hemen Canlı destek gece gündüz aktif Neyse, kendiniz kontrol edin — 1x giriş <a href=https://1xbet-guncel-giris-hsw.com>1x giriş</a> Sakın dolandırıcılara kanma Bahis yapan herkese gönder

FarmonPadsdiams

This articulation has a pronounced U-shaped curvature, oriented along the anterior-posterior axis. Mastoid Relations: It articulates with five cranial bones: parietal, sphenoid, occipital, zygomatic and mandible. In vivo optic nerve head mechanical response to intraocular and cerebrospinal fluid pressure: imaging protocol and quantification methodology erectile dysfunction protocol reviews <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Super-P-Force.html>buy generic super p-force 160 mg on line</a>. However, there are some absolute contraindications that make a donor unsuitable for transplant. Inhibition of oxidative stress and cytokine exercise by curcumin in amelioration of endotoxin-induced experimental hepatoxicity in rodents. In many ways, it out-performs difficult methods costing tons of of times as much antibiotics for uti that are safe during pregnancy <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Erythromycin.html>purchase 500 mg erythromycin overnight delivery</a>. These reservations may be moderated if growth of a tool for a small population is taken into account a stepping stone for a future utility which will serve a bigger market. If the childs state allows them to mushroom within the brain or spinal cord, they'll create a trauma site right here. The examine found no variations within the response rates among ladies utilizing low-dose versus high-dose oral contraceptives, monophasic versus multiphasic oral contraceptives, or ethinyl estradiol delivered within the form of pills versus transdermal patches antibiotics for uti at walmart <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Tetracycline.html>buy tetracycline 250 mg</a>. Breast density in ladies with untimely ovarian failure or postmenopausal women utilizing hormone therapy: analytical cross-sectional study. Additionally, hospitals may benefit due to the method; advantages are multiple, together with reduced length of hospitalization and recovery, an extremely low price of complication corresponding to infection and ileus. A shut examination will disclose that the foramina aren't narrowed due to the compressed intervertebral discs (cartilage), but as a result of the our bodies of the second and third are anterior to the first and second, a circumstance which cannot happen breast cancer lumps feel like <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Premarin.html>premarin 0.625 mg buy without prescription</a>. Empiric therapy: Source management must be achieved both three) Healthcare associated surgically or with percutaneous drainage, if potential. Kathleen Mazor and Kim Fisher recently completed a five-yr demonstration project, пїЅDetecting, Addressing, and Learning from Patient-Perceived Breakdowns in CareпїЅ. Saitoh H, et al: Metastatic patterns of prostatic most cancers: correlation between websites and number of organs concerned heart attack feat sen city <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Zestril.html>buy discount zestril 5 mg</a>. The metabolic pathways are essential; paying particular consideration to regulatory steps is crucial. It has also been described with WilsonпїЅs disease, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and organophosphate poisoning. What questions do you ask, what physical findings do you look for, and what laboratory parameters are measuredfi impotence vitamins <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Nizagara.html>nizagara 50 mg without prescription</a>. Outcome of the unoperated grownup use of octreotide to successfully deal with protein-shedding physiol. As a result of renal dysfunction, acid reabsorption and secretion of necessary constituents leading base stability is progressively lost. Most typically, neomycin allergy is manifested by contact dermatitis quite than anaphylaxis pregnancy kicking <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Evista.html>cheap 60 mg evista with mastercard</a>. Coordinated motion of the eyes towards п¬Ѓxa fronts of the eyes tion on the identical point 6. Avoidance is often marked, and in excessive instances might result in virtually complete social isolation. Multiple patients, the initial endocrine therapy ought to be an arocombinations of these agents have been discovered to matase inhibitor somewhat than tamoxifen fungus lips <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Nizoral.html>purchase discount nizoral line</a>. A healthy diet is essential if You will probably п¬Ѓnd that you're More data you are pregnant or attempting to get more hungry than normal, however you pregnant. If the request comes from a member and features a member grievance, the grievance will be processed individually by way of the grievance course of. Recurrence may be minimized grouped, and often a hair shaft is seen within the heart of the lesion by the use of an antibacterial cleaning soap medications made from plasma <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Kytril.html>purchase genuine kytril online</a>. Stability of the gross motor operate classification system in adults with cerebral palsy. Therefore compliance is bi-annual professional acidulated phosphate fluoride topicl fuoride greatly increased. Yet it's outstanding that the dramatic results on vitality and other physical capabilities occurred pre- sumably by suggestion hypertension in african americans <a href=https://www.dpps.gov.mm/sale/Cardizem.html>cardizem 120 mg without a prescription</a>.

1xbet indir_vgkn

Herkes dinlesin İstediğin yerde bahis yapabilirsin En iyisini bulmak için çok uğraştım Çok hızlı ve stabil çalışıyor — 1xbet giriş indir kolay Çekim işlemleri saniyeler içinde Neyse, her şey mevcut — 1xbet mobil uygulama <a href=https://1xbet-indir-xzy.com>1xbet mobil uygulama</a> Tek adres 1xbet indir Bahis yapan herkese gönder

mostbet_fjsl

Народ кто ставит То вообще доступ закрывают Денег слил на всяком говне Короче, работает стабильно и честно — ставки на спорт бишкек онлайн лучший выбор Поддержка отвечает сразу В общем, смотрите сами по ссылке — мостбе <a href=https://mostbet-xqz.com.kg>мостбе</a> Только mostbet реально рулит Перешлите тому кто тоже ищет нормальную контору

1xbet apk yukle_tukl

Millet dinleyin Ama doğru dosyayı bulmak zor Virüslü dosyalara denk geldim Çok güvenli ve hızlı — 1xbet yükle tek tıkla Canlı maçlar anında açılıyor Neyse, kaybetmeyin diye tıkla — 1xbet android apk <a href=https://1xbet-apk-wnq.com>1xbet android apk</a> Sakın sahte apk dosyalarına kanma Bahis yapan herkese gönder

1xbet apk yukle_zssa

Beyler bahisçiler Mobil bahis apk dosyasını yüklemek çok kolay Uzun süre araştırdım Sonunda doğru apk dosyasını buldum — 1xbet mobil apk güncel Canlı maçlar anında açılıyor Neyse, kaydedin kenarda dursun — 1xbet mobil apk <a href=https://1xbet-apk-mtc.com>1xbet mobil apk</a> Tek adres 1xbet apk yukle Bahis yapan herkese gönder

DouglasWrert

rtaletaxfe

can trazodone help pain how long does 50mg of trazodone last <a href="https://medvipp.com/trazodone/">trazodone for dogs</a> trazodone treatment trazodone effects on dogs