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Farmers Prime Newspaper, Lusaka (2025)

28/03/2024

FRA INTENSIFIES COMMUNITY SALES PROGRAMME TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER

PRESS STATEMENT

In February 2024, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zambia Mr. Hakainde Hichilema declared the drought situation as a national disaster. Six provinces namely: Southern, Western, Eastern, Central, Lusaka and parts of the Copperbelt experienced mild to severe drought exposing households to food insecurity.

In response to this situation, the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) was directed to enhance Community Sales and ensure that maize was made available to vulnerable households in the affected areas.

Arising from the current situation, the Agency (FRA) has re-strategised its Community Sales approach by moving selling points from centralised district depot locations to satellite depot locations that were used as buying locations during the previous crop marketing season.

This means that maize shall be prepositioned in satellite locations closer to communities in areas affected by drought and consequently reduce the distances for communities to access the maize on sale.

It should be noted that each household is entitled to buy ONLY one 50 kilogramme bag per month and affected districts such as Shang’ombo, Gwembe, Kabwe, Kalomo, Mumbwa, Lukulu, Sinazongwe, Zambezi, Ikelengi, and Kazungula just to mention but a few are currently benefitting from this programme.

In this regard, the Agency (FRA) has intensified the Community Sales programme and is currently implementing the programme in eighty-four (84) districts spread across the drought affected provinces as an intervention aimed at addressing food insecurity.

Agency is selling a 50 kilogramme bag of maize under this programme at K330.00.

Therefore, the Agency expects the local leadership in deserving areas to utilise this opportunity and apply for maize under this programme in order for the vulnerable communities/households to benefit and address their food needs. It should be noted that this programme is a direct, affordable and cheaper alternative that provides maize for milling into mealie meal in order to ensure household food security in vulnerable communities countrywide.

(Original signed by)
John Chipandwe
Public Relations Coordinator

14/03/2024

Technology keeps on changing.This is known as In-house Hatching.

Poultry farmers who hatch their own eggs in incubators are used to placing the eggs in incubators for 18 days then transferring them to hatchers at day 18 to be hatched into chicks at day 21.

In this new technology known as, eggs from incubators are transferred directly in a poultry house and the eggs to be hatched placed on the floor instead of a hatcher at day 18 .

In here the parameters such as temperature, humidity and ventilation are the same as that of a hatcher.

The eggs hatch into chicks and start their lives as day old chicks here.

Water and feeds are placed here and chicks start feeding and drinking immediately after being hatched.

With this technology the chicks have:

Enough space

High hatching rate

Low disease spread

Bigger space for hatching

Chicks have access to feed and water immediately after hatching therefore giving them a good start.

Stress in chick transportation is avoided therefore less dehydration.

I hope major hatcheries in Zambia will adopt this system.

11/03/2024

Choma He**in Trafficker Nabbed

Over 500 Kilograms of Fresh Cannabis
Seized in Northern Province.

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Southern Province has apprehended four
(4) individuals believed to be behind a spate of illicit drug trade in Choma town for
trafficking in 68 sachets of he**in and other psychotropic substances.

The suspects have been identified as Lushomo Banda, male aged 21, of Choma town,
who was found with 68 sachets of he**in weighing over 4 grams.

Others found with loose cannabis include Gift Mudenda, male, aged 20, Luckson Mulunda, male, aged 23, and Simon Mashikini, male, aged 27, all of the Choma town area.

Meanwhile, in Northern Province, the Commission executed two (2) separate but well-coordinated operations leading to the apprehension of Two (2) suspects and the seizure of fresh Cannabis plants weighing a staggering amount of 527.3 Kilograms.

The suspects have been identified as Febian Chipasha, male, aged 67, from Chitoshi
Village of Lunte District, arrested for the offence of unlawful cultivation of 482kgs of fresh Cannabis plants, and Gabriel Chama, male, aged 35, of Kabuta Village of Luwingu District, arrested for the offence of unlawful cultivation of 45.3kgs of fresh Cannabis plants.

All the suspects have been charged with offences contrary to section 15 of the Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Act no. 35 of 2021 of the Laws of Zambia.

They are in lawful Police custody and shall appear in court soon.

The Commission continues to advance swift actions to deter illegal drug trade, protecting
communities from violence and crime associated with drug trafficking.

Mwenge Mulenga
Public Relations Officer
Drug Enforcement Commission

08/03/2024

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08/03/2024

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07/03/2024

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07/03/2024

300 FARMERS AQUIRE "FIRST-HANDY TOOLS" IN ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGES.

Against the background of the making farmers pay for attending various agriculture exhibitions, the German Government under its Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security through Agriculture Knowledge Training Centre (AKTC) in collaboration with the Zambian Government under the Ministry of Agriculture through GART, has trained more than 300 farmers across Zambia where on adapting new Climatic farm practices that will supersede the uncertainty in the weather patterns.

Receiving the trainers from German and other African countries, the Government of Zambia emphasised the importance of continuous adaptation to the new trends of practices with the new trends of climatic conditions.

Representing the Zambian Government, Agriculture Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Greenwell Mbozi has noted with concern the uncertainty weather patterns the country is presented with over the years.

Mbozi said the AKTC and Hart's collaborative initiative to training farmers from 2014 is one way the country is ensuring agriculture success hence food security and shaping the future of Agriculture.

"Climate-Adapted and Ecological agriculture practices holds a key to the sustainable and resilient food Production," said Mbozi.

Mbozi empasised the need for the farmers to adequately aquire the Climatic Adaptive knowledge and right tools that will enable agriculture productivity despite the adverse weather patterns.

AKTC represented by Leslie De jager AKTC crop production expert appreciated the Zambian Government for hosting them to conducting research since inception.

Den jager reviewed that the research of Climate Adaptive Agriculture practice research also helps the farmers to make decisions that will better profitability especially among the small scale farmers who are most hit with the weather changes.

Meanwhile Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART) Director DR MARTIN MUYUNDA has seen significant improvements among farmers who have been practice conservation farming.

Muyunda also thanked the German and the Zambian Governments for the bilateral agreements that ha enabled AKTC and GART to bring to light new Agriculture practices such as Climate and ecological Adaptive practices.

07/03/2024

For the Women in Agriculture, we wish you a happy Women's Day.

06/03/2024

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟯 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀

Things like what is shown in the picture is common during the heat season.

Those chicks were lost during transportation from hatchery to farm.

That is the major reason why chicks are transported in the night or very early in the morning before the sun comes up.

Even at that, your chicks may still arrive to you stressed from heat and the bouncing of the rough road especially if they had to travel over a long distance.

If nothing is done to relieve them of the built up stress, they will begin to drop one by one within the first 3 days. You will be losing them without any explanation as to why they can't survive.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

1. Examine the chicks on arrival to see their state of stress. Stressed chicks will feel weak and have a higher body temperature than normal.

The more stressed they are, the more attention you need to give them.

2. Add glucose to the drinking water of the birds. One heaped tablespoon full per litre of water is sufficient.

The normal human glucose can be used.

3. Teach your birds to drink by dipping their beak into the water. Do this to a few of them and others will gradually learn from them.

4. Give individual attention to weak chicks. Hold them and help them take a few gulps of the glucose water. Do this to the weak chicks one after the other.

5. Ensure all the chicks have found food and begin to eat within the first hour of getting water. Ensure you implement the 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 rule for your chicks especially this heat period

6. Monitor their reaction to your heat source. If there is no need for the extra heating due to the weather, please remove the heat source.

7. Check on your chicks every 1-2 hours and assist those needing help to eat and drink.

The greatest risk exists within the first 3 days. Any chick that survives into the 4th day has a high chance of surviving till maturity if you take care of it well.

Remember that brooding is a full time job. You can't complain that the work is too much. That's what we signed up for as Poultry farmers.

May our farms be good.

𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓. 𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎.

The link to the class is in my bio. It is also in the comments. Use it to join the teaching.

Wishing you happy Chickvestment

06/03/2024

SEVEN CATTLE STRAYS

Shimabala Police Post received a report from Mr. Walubita Martin Mubita, aged 60, residing at Plot Number 1/L/462a in the Shimabala area of Chilanga.

Mr. Mubita reported that seven cattle had strayed onto his farm and integrated with his own herd of animals.

Upon receiving the report, the police promptly visited the scene to verify the information provided.

At the location, seven herds of cattle were identified—five brown and two black heifers.

All the cows were found to have ear tags bearing the identifier "YBF" with serial numbers and the year 2023.

According to the brief facts of the matter, on February 29, 2024, the worker (shepherd) employed by Mr. Mubita took the herd for grazing within the farm.

Upon returning them in the evening, he noticed that there were additional animals among his herd, animals he neither recognized nor knew how they had become part of his grazing cattle.

Subsequently, the shepherd informed Mr. Mubita, who then reported the incident to the Police for assistance.

As of now, the cattle remain at Mr. Mubita's farm, and the owner is yet to be identified.

Information regarding the found animals has been disseminated to nearby areas in an effort to locate the rightful owner.

Shimabala Police Post encourages anyone with information about the ownership of the identified cattle to come forward and assist in resolving this matter.

Rae Hamoonga
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

06/03/2024

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