Government will spend K2million to implement proactive measures to fight fall armyworm in the next farming season, says Zambian Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya. Experts predict the fall armyworm outbreak that first emerged in southern Africa during the last farming season, will continue to wreak havoc in the new season. “This…
The Zambian government has called on the Tanzania Zambia Railways Authority (TAZARA) and Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) to ease the export of 1.2 million tons of maize to East Africa. Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya said the transport of maize by rail will be cheaper than if done by road. Road…
Government has urged maize producers to use the Zambia Commodity Exchange (ZAMACE) to overcome marketing challenges. “The platform will host buyers and sellers at both small and large-scale, and everybody will benefit,” says Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya. The minister’s comments come in the wake of complaints by farmers that they…
Lack of infrastructure and amenities is forcing thousands of Zambian smallholder farmers to shun massive farming blocks of arable land allocated to them by government. Sources told africanfarming.com a mere 200 000 ha of the 1 million hectares allocated for farming blocks, are being utilised. “Government has allocated 100 000…
Zambian Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya commended the Agritech exhibition as an important intervention to accelerate government’s diversification programme. The programme is anchored on agriculture. “Government is in a hurry to make its robust diversification programme from mining to agriculture a reality, and Agritech is helping to accelerate the realisation of…
The newly appointed Agricultural minister, Dora Siliya, says agriculture must be the number one sector for her government and holds large potential and that it needs to be exploited. "The reason is simple, beyond food security is the capacity for agriculture to provide quick wins through jobs and wealth creation.…
