ILLEGALLY PURCHASED FRA MAIZE SEIZED
About 100 by 50 Kilogrammes bags of maize under Food Reserve Agency (FRA) worth K 33 thousand designated for Mung'omba area of Petauke District has been seized following a suspected…
PSMFC DAIRY CATTLE PROJECT ON COURSE
The Public Service Micro Finance Company's (PSMFC) Dairy Cattle Project has achieved remarkable success with all 32 dairy cattle imported from South Africa last year producing calves. In an exclusive…
LUANO ASSURED OF BUMPER HARVEST-DC
Luano District Commissioner Kells Meleki has expressed optimism that Luano will this year have a bumper harvest following good rains. Mr Meleki says the district has seen a good crop…
BUFFALOES DESTROY MAIZE FIELDS IN KACHIBIYA
At least 15 farmers in Mapoma area of Kanchibiya District in Muchinga Province have lost their maize fields after a herd of buffaloes raided their crops over the weekend. Mwinikashi…
CHISAMBA LIVESTOCK FARMERS URGED TO SAFEGUARD THEIR ANIMALS
Chisamba District Commissioner, Joel Mboyoma, has called on livestock farmers in the area to safeguard their animals as opposed to letting them roam in the community. This follows concerns raised…
INCREASE IN ILLEGAL MINING SITES WORRYING
Kawambwa District Commissioner, Godfrey Chilambwe has expressed concern at the increasing trend where small scale farmers in the district are turning their agricultural land into illegal mining sites. Mr Chilambwe has…
CHASEFU FRA MAIZE THEFT
An alert community member in Chasefu district of Eastern province has intercepted a truck carrying 58 by 50 kilograms of white maize believed to have been stolen from the Munyukwa…
CHINESE GOVERNMENT DONATES RICE TO ZAMBIA WORTH 1,870 METRIC TONNES
The Chinese government has donated one thousand eight hundred and seventy metric tonnes of rice worth 20 million Chinese Yuan (RMB), to Zambia through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU).…
GOVERNMENT PAYS SAFF LOANS TO 637 FARMERS IN LUSAKA
Government has paid out loans amounting to K78,535,012 Million under the Sustainable Agriculture Financing Facility (SAFF) in Lusaka Province to 637 farmers. This is with the aim of the significant…
SENIOR CHIEF NSOKOLO HOPEFUL FOR A BUMPER HARVEST
Senior Chief Nsokolo of the Mambwe people in Senga Hill District of Northern Province is optimistic that his chiefdom will record a crop bumper harvest in the 2024 - 2025…