Established in July 2003, the programme, an initiative of the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad), is the highest policy level framework for the development of agriculture in Africa. The purpose of the CAADP roundtable, to be hosted by the Zambian government and...

Zimbabwe's Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has ordered all millers in that country to organise their own transport to collect maize from Zambia in an effort to avert imminent starvation. According to the Zimbabwe Guardian of yesterday, in an effort to speed up the process, the ruling ZANU PF had dispatched...

Japan has given Zambia a grant of K11.6 billion ($3 million) for the importation of 4,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser and 60 tractors and trailers to help the country increase food production in the 2008/09 farming season. , said this in Lusaka yesterday during a grant assistance agreement signing ceremony...

In commercial considerations, cotton is among the foremost export crops for Zambia. For years, Zambia has been contributing significantly to the world's cotton market through the export of cotton. In addition, cotton provides livelihood to thousands of Zambian farmers under the cotton grower schemes...

The International Narcotic Control Board annual report for last year has cited Zambia as one of the largest producer of Cannabis in Southern Africa. Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) Acting Commissioner, Peter Chingaipe has disclosed. Mr. Chingaipe said South Africa, Botwana and Swaziland are some of...