The report identifies the irrigation potentials, gaps and needs that exist at national level for paddy rice production. The analysis carried out in the outlook will form a basis for enhancing water resources management in paddy fields. The report addresses all stakeholders involved in the sector, including technicians, researchers, and …
THE British government has invested US$5 million in potato farming in Northern Province to boost agriculture production in the region and contribute to the country’s economic diversification programme. British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane said in an interview in Kasama that Zambia has great potential to export agriculture produce …
LUSAKA – The World Bank has set aside $600 million for Zambia to invest in agriculture, energy, rural roads and budget support over the next three years as part of its appreciation of what the Southern African country was doing to realign the economy. Zambia, whose external debt portfolio hovers …
GOVERNMENT in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is undertaking a five-year forest regeneration project covering 15,000 hectares in Serenje and Chitambo districts in Central Province. Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection permanent secretary Trevor Kaunda said close to K1.1 million will be spent on the …
The World Bank in partnership with the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, have launched an electricity access tool to track more households without electricity connections. Explaining how the Electrification Pathways application works, the Bank stated that the tool considers a variety of …
THE Department of National Parks and Wildlife has arrested three Chinese and two Zambians for alleged illegal possession of 25 rhino horns Ministry of Tourism and Arts public relations officer Sakabilo Kalembwe said in a statement yesterday that the suspects were apprehended at Chanida border post recently. Mr Kalembwe said …
LUSAKA – Overwhelmed by the need to bolster energy in the Southern African and continent’s second leading copper producer, Zambia has inked a deal with Russia to oversee the pilot phase of the construction of a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology in the country, among other projects. Zambia’s energy …
A team from Toyota Tsusho Corporation will this month visit Zambia to undertake feasibility studies for the establishment of an off-grid energy solution pilot project. Toyota Tsusho Corporation Chief Division Officer, TAKASHI HATTORI says his company will travel to Zambia this month to access the prospects for establishment of the …
THE challenge of lead pollution in Kabwe has been exaggerated as information publicised by some international organisations suggests that Central Province’s capital is not habitable. Kabwe town clerk Ronald Daka said the district is still painted black due to lead pollution despite mitigation and remedial projects Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines …
LONDON (Reuters) - London's Court of Appeal began hearing legal arguments on Wednesday into whether Zambian villagers have the right to make a claim for damages for environmental pollution in the English courts against miners Vedanta Resources and its Zambian subsidiary Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). The companies are appealing against …
Kenyans on Tuesday evening took to social media to celebrate a rare case of snow falling in the East African country. Photos and videos shared on social media showed whitish substance on the streets of the town of Nyahururu located in the country’s Laikipia County. The Kenyan Meteorological Agency, however, …
THE installation of 10 solar-powered milling plants in Kalumbila district in North-Western Province has started. Government, through the Zambia Cooperative Federation, has started installing the milling plants countrywide and North-Western Province has been allocated 128, of which five are for milling cassava. Kalumbila district commissioner Robinson Kalota said in an …
WHILE it is a universally accepted norm that a healthy nation is a wealthy one, the scourge of HIV/AIDS on the contrary has impacted negatively on many economies around the globe. Zambia, like many other countries, has taken steps in incorporating the issue of HIV/AIDS in the development agenda owing …
SOLARQUEST Limited has partnered with Schneider Electric and the Lusaka City Council (LCC) to pilot solar-powered street lights that are expected to help reduce expenditure incurred by the local authority when sourcing electricity from Zesco Limited. Currently, the council pays Zesco over K150, 000 per month on electricity supplied to …
Ask Anesi Chishiko about fertiliser, and she points to her goats and her trees. Manure and leaves are all that she folds into the earth on her family farm in Zambia. Inorganic fertiliser is too costly: the government offers subsidies, but only “clever people” know how to get them, she …
GOVERNMENT has scaled up its nutrition programme in Mansa aimed at reducing malnutrition levels through implementation of 1,000 ‘Most critical days programme’ (MCDP) under the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC). Mansa district administrative officer Judith Nyirenda says malnutrition levels in children reduced drastically owing to the efforts the commission …
The National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) says it has introduced a project called Health Improved Partnership (HIP) aimed at reducing malnutrition levels in the most affected rural communities in the country. ZANIS reports that (NFNC) Head of Nutrition, Education and Communication, Eustina Besa disclosed the development in Lundazi District …
Government has launched an airborne geological Survey in Mbala district in Northern province for possible mineral exploration in three selected districts in the region. ZANIS reports that Northern province permanent secretary who flagged off the exercise today at Samora Macheal Airforce base said government in partnership with China Geological Department …
THE World Bank has disbursed $115 million for the construction of a dam in Chisamba and the implementation of irrigation schemes in selected areas. The Ministry of Agriculture under the Irrigation Development Support Programme (IDSP) has since signed four contracts and the implementation of the projects has started to increase …
MWINILUNGA district has recorded reduced malnutrition levels from 4.2 percent to 1.7 percent since 2015 to date. Mwinilunga district commissioner Daniel Butali attributed the reduction to various interventions Government and various stakeholders are putting in place. Mr Butali was speaking when officials from the Food and Nutrition Commission of Zambia …
Zambia’s economy has shown recovery in 2017, but stronger growth and better macroeconomic indicators have not resulted in better fiscal indicators, according to a new World Bank Economic Brief. The Brief, Reaping Richer Returns from Public Expenditure in Agriculture, says economic growth—which stood at 3.4% for 2016—is expected to increase …
