15
Apr

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.  

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15
Apr

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

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15
Apr

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

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15
Apr

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

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7
Nov

Tinubu: It’s New Dawn for Agriculture, Era of Business as Usual Over

by James Emejo Abuja, Nigeria President Bola Tinubu yesterday promised a new era in the country’s agricultural sector, vowing that it would no longer be business as usual as his administration seeks to boost food security as well as diversify the economy from over-reluance on petroleum. Speaking at the opening of the 6th Africa – Wide Agricultural Extension Week (AAEW),

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25
Oct

ZIMBABWE AND ZAMBIA’S AGREEMENT TO BOOST TRADE

by HAPPY MULOLANI FOLLOWING calls by the African Union to enhance trade in Regional Economic Communities (RECs) through the implementation of Common African Agro Parks Programme (CAAPs), Zimbabwe and Zambia signed a trade agreement in 2021 valued over US$12million, which is about to bear fruit. Speaking in Lusaka during the just ended inaugural coordination meeting of Regional Economic Communities (RECs)

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23
Oct

CAAPs implementation to externalize $50 billion spent on agro-imports

By Darlington Mwendabai Lusaka, Zambia THE Common African Agro-Parks Programme (CAAPs) prospects to externalize about US$50 billion per year from imported food commodities from outside the continent, it has been revealed. CAAPs was established in 2019 as on of the initiatives of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) and given the mandate to boost local processing and regional trade

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4
Oct

Benchmarking FARA’s knowledge management system: A week of knowledge exchange with CORAF

October 3, 2023, Accra, Ghana: From 25 to 29 September 2023, a CORAF delegation, consisting of the Head of Knowledge Management, Ms Poko Alida Nadinga and the Head of IT Mr Ababacar Diouf, embarked on a benchmarking mission to learn about FARA’s knowledge management system. The team was welcomed to the FARA Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, by the Head of

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