By KENNEDY MUPESENI – JIHAI Agricultural Company is in the process of setting up an agro-technological park within the Lusaka East Multi-facility Economic Zone (LE-MFEZ). The park will be used for demonstration of agricultural techniques...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) will this year release about K400 million for onward lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), managing director Jacob Lushinga has said. Mr Lushinga said...

By JAMES KUNDA – LATEST market updates indicate that the Kwacha saw some marginal gains against the dollar in thin trading on Tuesday. Interbank dollar supply in the mid-morning session saw the Kwacha touch a...

ZSIC General Insurance Company has said small-scale and commercial farmers in the country should embrace crop insurance to prevent loss in case of drought, fire or other calamities. ZSIC GeneralInsurance Company corporate agriculture specialist Emmanuel Malata said the farmers should  make use of...

FARMERS should take advantage of the availability of chemicals used to destroy weeds in maize and other fields in the country. BASF country  manager  Jeremiah Shakubanza said  the introduction  of the chemical, stellar star, on...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI- THE Kwacha has continued to show some semblance of stability in the last one week trading opening this week at K6.22 and K6.30 against the United States dollar. The currency has been...

 THE Government has said the just-ended Agritech Expo held in Chisamba is an indication of its commitment to Private Public Partnership (PPP) programmes which is key to  economic growth. Central Province  Permanent Secretary Edwidge Mutale said the government had committed itself to ensuring that agriculture...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI- THE Government is considering raising an agriculture bond to support agriculture diversification outside the national budget. Agriculture and Livestock Permanent Secretary Julius Shawa said the ministry was working with the Ministry of...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- ZAMBIA’s coffee production has declined from 450 tonnes recorded in 2013 to 200 tonnes this year, due to lack of a tree agriculture policy and long-term financing. Zambia Coffee Growers Association (ZCGA)...

By Business Reporter – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has challenged the Financial Service Providers (FSPs) to develop innovative products for the market by leveraging on advanced technology. BoZ assistant director inspections in the non-bank...