Shaquille Pennaneach
GOVERNMENT THUMBS UP IITA AND CGIAR RESEARCH HUB
by MERCY NAMFUKWE In an effort to mitigate the advent effects of climate change, government in partnership with International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have launched the Southern Africa Research and Administrative Hub (SARAH) and food system research delivery facilities aimed at producing state of the act research technologies. The partnership will leverage IITA and CGIAR’s expertise in research delivery
27 IN-SERVICE INAUGURAL COHORT GRADUATES FROM THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH COLLEGE
by DOMINIC NALI Veterinary field epidemiologists in the livestock sector are the first line of defense against animal diseases that can also affect humans. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting efforts towards the Frontline In-service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) program in Zambia.
DEFRA SUPPORTS MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND LIVESTOCK TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL RESIDUES MONITORING PROGRAM FOR ZAMBIA
by DOMINIC NALI DRUGS in veterinary medicine are there to control different animal diseases and if properly used, they contribute to improving the production of food of animal origin. Food safety regulations are based on a risk analysis which is a structured and systematic process in which hazards that potentially affect public health are examined paving ways to mitigate the
SNV urges strengthened collaborations in tackling climate change
Chipata, 8th April, 2024 by GLORIA SIWISHA THE Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), has called for strengthened collaborations among stakeholders in the agriculture value chain in order to mitigate the negative effects of climate change on national food security efforts. And the organisation has disclosed that it has reached over 25,000 smallholder farmers with climate smart agriculture technologies in five provinces
25 METRIC TONS OF LEMON FRUITS TO KENYA
By Dominic Nali Zambia has for the first time commenced the export of lemon fruits to east African countries today. This follows the granting of market access through the Kenyan Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) and the subsequent issuance of phytosanitary requirements for citrus fruits from Zambia to Kenya. Sunsweet Produce Limited of Mkushi District in Central province shipped 25
EXTENSION SERVICE WORKERS PREPARE TO HELP FARMERS COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
By Freeman Mwenge Ministry of Agriculture in Chisamba district in Central province says extension service workers in the district are prepared to play their role as change agents to help farmers transition to modern methods of agriculture that will enable them to handle the challenges of climate change. Chisamba District Agricultural Coordinator Belvin Muntanga observed that some small scale farmers
Project aims at developing science capacity in agro-ecology
28 March 2024 by Maina Waruru Two continental higher education and research institutions, working to promote agricultural development and education in Africa, have launched a research project that will receive an injection of millions of euros to support Regional Centres of Excellence, or RCoEs, in green transition across the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)and
The Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development Challenge 2024 officially takes off.
12th April 2024 By Shaquille Pennaneach & Benjamin Abugri The Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development Challenge 2024 #KM4AgD24, officially kicked off on Friday 5th April 2024 via a zoom webinar hosted by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa and facilitated Knowledge Management and Communication Cluster leader Mr. Benjamin Abugri and Executive Director for the Knowledge for Development Partnership, Prof
Sharing Data Key to Accurate Reporting on Malabo Commitments
10 Apr 2024 By Natasha Mhango The commitments of the 2014 Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agriculture Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods will expire in 2025, which is next year. The Malabo Commitments, as they are usually referred to, were the product of a 2014 African Union Heads of State meeting in which member states committed to fostering
Enhancing the Soil User “Capacity to Innovate”. The primary pathway to sustainable management of African soil
by Wole Fatunbi It is now street knowledge that the availability of technology is not the central bane to improvement of Africa agriculture and management of the prime production asset, our soil. While technologies is modestly available, bringing the technologies from pilots to scale is still a key problem to overcome. Notable experts in the theory and practice of scaling
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