“The agriculture sector and its products are the backbone of the modern economies in the world,” says Dr. Bilungi Alain Useni from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Useni is the first Congolese to receive a Ph.D. at the Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of AgriSciences and wants to use his qualifications…
Zambia will allow the import of broiler parent stock, but under very strict conditions. However, Livestock and Fisheries Minister Michael Katambo reiterated that the ban on importing live birds and poultry products is still in place. The minister said the decision to allow the import of broiler parent stock will…
The Zambian government banned the import of live birds and other poultry products from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and all countries which have recorded outbreaks of bird flu. Livestock and Fisheries Minister Michael Katambo urged poultry farmers to practice good hygiene and report bird illnesses to veterinary…
Zambia’s small-scale commercial farmers have a robust attitude towards agriculture. Many of them work, using their wages and salaries for cash flow, while they build up their agri-businesses and look ahead to full-time farming. Stephen Kayule, from Kabwe, grows cabbages, brinjals (egg plant) potatoes and yellow maize, and keeps poultry,…
