By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) has called for public private sector collaboration in building farmer’s productive capacity. ZCF director general James Chirwa said there was need for stakeholders to focus on...

By CHATULA KANGALI – KRI Research Institute has urged small scale farmers to venture into horticulture production to generate income throughout the year. Chief executive officer Frank Kayula said horticulture production was done throughout the...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE demand for cassava is overtaking that of maize on both the local and regional market, the ministry of Agriculture has observed. Agriculture minister Michael Katambo has said cassava is one...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – EMIRATES has returned more than United States (US) $1.4 billion in COVID-19 related travel refunds to-date, making strong and steady progress on its commitment. More than 1.4 million refund requests have...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – AFRICAN food imports is likely to swell to more than US$50 billion from the current US$30 billion import annual bill due to global economic disruptions the COVID -19 spread is causing...

By CHATULA KANGALI – MOBE Sugar Company has secured title for 17,000 hectares of land for the establishment of a sugar plantation in Ngabwe District, Central Province. The company is set to invest 150 million...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has urged the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) to curtail Dollarisation of the economy to stabilise the local currency. The think-tank said the Central Bank...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBEEF Products Plc has disposed off its Sinazongwe farm at a cost of US$10 million to Chenguang Biotech (Zambia) Agri-Dev Limited. The company has formally completed the disposal of Sinazongwe farm...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE construction of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship (SME) workshops at the Ndola Industrial yard has been completed. Sub-Sahara Gemstone Exchange Industrial Park (SGE) chairperson and president Phesto Musonda said the workshops...

By CHATULA KANGALI – POULTRY feed prices have continued to rise on the local market due to short supply of maize and the local  currency depreciation, the Poultry Association of Zambia( PAZ) has  said. PAZ...