Kanye District councillors said the school feeding programme runs fairly despite delays in beans and samp supplies, with P6.5 million budgeted.
Section
Farming
Zambia as a Regional Food-Security Buffer: Successes, Setbacks and the Current Position
Weighing Zambia’s food-security buffer, 2022–2026: drought export bans, a record maize crop and resumed corn exports, gains versus announcements.
Five Signals That Will Determine the Future of Agro-Processing and the Industrialisation of Zambia’s Harvest
Five signals to watch on whether Zambia can turn its maize and soya surpluses into a competitive regional agro-processing base by 2031.
The Businesses Behind Agro-Processing and the Industrialisation of Zambia’s Harvest
Milling, oils, feed, dairy, meat, fruit, packaging and cold storage: mapping the commercial opportunity in Zambia’s agro-processing sector, chain by chain.
How Agro-Processing and the Industrialisation of Zambia’s Harvest Became a Zambian Strategic Asset
Zambia exports raw crops and imports processed food. How national strategy reframed agro-processing as a strategic asset for diversification and jobs.
Building the Next Decade of Agricultural Finance, Cooperatives and Rural Enterprise
Can digital identity and transaction data make Zambia’s smallholders bankable by 2031? Two scenarios and the indicators that will reveal which is unfolding.
The Recovery, Reform or Reinvention of Agricultural Finance, Cooperatives and Rural Enterprise
Four years of reform in Zambian agricultural finance since 2022 – what has recovered, what has genuinely reformed, and where reinvention still lags.
From smallholders’ persistent dependence on seasonal cash, informal lending and gover to the Present: Agricultural Finance, Cooperatives and Rural Enterprise
From seasonal cash, informal lending and state input programmes to reform linking cooperatives, digital platforms and banks in Zambia’s rural finance.
Climate-Smart Agriculture After the 2024 Drought: Scenarios for Zambia’s Future
Three scenarios for Zambian farming to 2031 after the 2024 drought – permanent shift, partial adaptation or reversion – and the indicators to track.