Zambian farmers have asked their government to ban Tanzanian tomato imports in a bid to protect them against “unfair competition”. Farmers said the imports meant that local prices were deflated by as much as ZMW150 per 25kg box. The permanent secretary for agriculture - Julius Shawa - said although there…
Chillies are fairly easy to grow in field conditions and they are a healthy addition to most meals. Here are some production tips to ensure robust, productive plants. As a general rule, the smaller, narrower and darker the chilli, the greater is its flavour. The tip of a chilli is…
The successful farmer is one that can do the right thing at the right time. But this gets complicated when you need to spray fields that are too wet to handle a tractor with a boom sprayer. For some large commercial farmers the answer is to rent an aeroplane or…
