Zambia’s ban on the export of maize has been lifted. According to Reuters, Zambian agricultural minister Dora Siliya told state radio ZNBC the ban was lifted after maize production for the 2016/’17 season increased to 3.61 million tons from 2.87 million tons in the previous season. Siliya said the country…
Stock farmers who have experienced a very wet rainy season and are going into a cooler season, take precautions to avoid Rift Valley fever. The first sign of its presence may be widespread abortions in flocks and herds - this is to be avoided at all costs. RVF is a…
Zambian farmers say the approval of the electricity price hike of 75% by the country’s energy regulator will spell doom for the agriculture sector. The ERB acting board chairperson yesterday announced that the power tariff adjustment applied to all consumer categories, excluding mines, where negotiations are continuing with the national…
If large parts of your farm are inaccessible and you practice ultra-high stock-density grazing, then you’d better have plenty of good ideas – just ask livestock farmer André Lund! The Karoo ultra-high stock-density grazing experiment on André Lund’s farm Elandsfontein near Beaufort West in the Western Cape province of South…
The Zambian livestock business Agriserve Agro will now also provide mechanisation services to farmers, thanks to a deal signed with the Czech Republic during the recent Agritech Expo. According to Renier van Vuuren, managing director of Agriserve Agro, his company and several Czech machinery manufacturers sealed a deal for the…
