Agriculture

LOW COMPLIANCE MARKS START OF 2026 TOBACCO MARKETING SEASON

The 2026 tobacco marketing season has opened in Nkeyema and Chipata districts, with low compliance from licensed buyers. Last week, Tobacco Board of Zambia (TBZ) urged buyers to submit their…

Cecilia Chiluba April 14, 2026

Agriculture

GOVERNMENT REMOVES RESTRICTIONS ON MAIZE, MEALIE MEAL EXPORTS

Government has removed restrictions on the export of maize grain and mealie meal to support farmers and promote fair market access. Ministry of Agriculture Principal Public Relations Officer, Balewa Zyuulu…

Nelson Zulu April 10, 2026

Agriculture

TBZ URGES BUYERS TO SUBMIT TOBACCO PRICE MATRICES FOR APROVAL

Tobacco Board of Zambia (TBZ) says it is set to release the price matrices for the 2025/2026 tobacco marketing season. As procedure dictates, buyers are required to submit their…

Cecilia Chiluba April 9, 2026

Agriculture

TOBACCO INDUSTRY SEES GROWTH IN Q1 2026 AS REGISTERED GROWERS RISE TO 46, 000

Tobacco Board of Zambia (TBZ) has disclosed that the tobacco industry recorded a remarkable performance in the first quarter of 2026. According to the Board, the industry recorded an increase…

Cecilia Chiluba April 7, 2026

Agriculture Trade

IMPORT WINDOW OPENS FOR ONIONS TO CURB SUPPLY SHORTFALL

Fruit and Vegetable Traders Association of Zambia says the country has commenced the importation of onions as a short-term measure to stabilize supply and contain prices amid reduced domestic production.…

Cecilia Chiluba April 7, 2026

Agriculture

TBZ OPTIMISTIC ABOUT EXPANDING ZAMBIA’S TOBACCO EXPORT MARKETS

Tobacco Board of Zambia (TBZ) says it is optimistic about the prospects of increasing the country’s tobacco exports to other regional markets. Board Executive Director Robert Mwale said TBZ is…

Cecilia Chiluba March 4, 2026

Agriculture

FRA ASSURES UNPAID FARMERS FUNDS ARE WITH PAYING BANKS

Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has assured farmers who have not yet been paid for the maize supplied to its various depots countrywide during the 2025 crop marketing season, that their…

Cecilia Chiluba January 20, 2026

Agriculture

FISP INPUT REDEMPTION IN LUSAKA PROVINCE HITS 99.57%, AS GOVT DISPATCHES10,000 LITRES OF PESTICIDES

Government has disclosed that the redemption of farming inputs by farmers under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) in Lusaka Province currently stands at 99.57 percent ahead of the initiative’s…

Cecilia Chiluba January 8, 2026

Agriculture

Acting Finance Minister Slams Banks Over Delayed Farmer Payments

Acting Minister of Finance and National Planning, Chipoka Mulenga, has expressed displeasure with several commercial banks for failing to process payments to farmers despite the government having released the necessary…

Cecilia Chiluba January 8, 2026

Agriculture

FRA INJECTS OVER K508 MILLION INTO LUAPULA’S LOCAL ECONOMY, AS 95% OF FARMERS ACCESS FISP

Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has procured 158,112 metric tonnes of crops from 71,874 farmers in Luapula Province, injecting over K508 million into the region’s local economy. Luapula Province Principal Public…

Cecilia Chiluba December 19, 2025