Anchored by Maize: How a Bumper Harvest Held Zambia’s Food Prices Steady
Food inflation usually arrives in Zambia through two doors at once: a thin harvest at home and a weak kwacha abroad. When both swing the wrong way, the price of nshima climbs and pulls the rest of the basket with it. In early 2026, for once, both doors held. A bumper...
Grow, process, sell: the business chain Africa keeps leaving incomplete
Farming - Agribusiness & Value Chains · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 The most valuable part of a cocoa bean is rarely the bean. It is the grinding, the butter, the bar, the brand, the steps that add the margin. Africa grows the raw...
Quarantine and paperwork: the unglamorous keys to Africa’s China market
Farming - Agribusiness & Value Chains · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 Headlines about African farmers reaching Chinese consumers conjure images of avocados and chillies on supermarket shelves. The reality is quieter and more...
Agricultural Modernisation: The Summit Pledge Africa Has Heard Before
Farming - Food Systems & Sustainability · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 Read the China-Africa summit communiques in sequence and agriculture returns like a chorus: experts dispatched, demonstration centres built, villages modernised,...
Keeping Kids Fed: Schools Navigate Food Supply Disruptions
Farming - Agri-Finance · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · June 2026 A school meal is a supply chain that cannot miss a day. When the produce does not arrive, children do not eat, and there is no catching up tomorrow. The council reported in June 2026 that the school...
Farm Blocks and the Search for Agricultural Scale Now: The Facts Reshaping the Sector
Weighing 2022-2026 progress on Zambia’s farm blocks and Nansanga – separating measurable gains in infrastructure and governance from re-announced intentions.
Why the History of Farm Blocks and the Search for Agricultural Scale Still Matters
How Zambia’s farm-block policy – serviced zones per province – moved from stalled delivery to the renewed Nansanga push on infrastructure and governance.
From Recent Progress to Long-Term Advantage in Livestock, Beef and the Southern Province Production Base
Forward scenarios for Zambia’s beef and dairy – can traceability and disease control build a regional export industry by 2031, and which indicators to track.
The Investment Map for Livestock, Beef and the Southern Province Production Base
Mapping Zambia’s beef and dairy investment opportunity – breeding, veterinary services, feedlots, abattoirs, leather, dairy and export certification.
Livestock, Beef and the Southern Province Production Base’s Recent Turning Point
Weighing 2022-2026 progress in Zambia’s Southern Province beef base – separating real gains in herd data, animal health and market access from announcements.
The Origins, Turning Points and Modern Meaning of Livestock, Beef and the Southern Province Production Base
Cattle mean wealth and status in Southern and Western Zambia. How heritage, animal health and market access shape the beef sector’s future.
The 2030s Outlook for Aquaculture and Zambia’s Fish-Farming Lead
Can Zambia become Southern Africa’s dependable farmed-fish supplier by the 2030s? The case, the constraints and the indicators to track toward 2031.
The Businesses Behind Aquaculture and Zambia’s Fish-Farming Lead
Zambian aquaculture is a full value chain, not just ponds. Where the commercial opportunity sits across feed, hatcheries, processing, cold chain and exports.
The Current State of Aquaculture and Zambia’s Fish-Farming Lead
Zambia’s aquaculture has grown fast since 2022, but which gains are real? Separating recorded output from announcements, and where the work still sits.
Aquaculture and Zambia’s Fish-Farming Lead Across the Decades
Zambia has farmed fish since the mid-twentieth century. How declining wild catches and a national strategy turned a rural habit into a commercial sector.
What Success Would Look Like in Wheat and the Economics of Winter Farming
Can Zambia use winter production to secure flour supply and export wheat regionally? The economics, the power question and the indicators to watch toward 2031.
The Investment Map for Wheat and the Economics of Winter Farming
The investment map for Zambian winter wheat: efficient irrigation, contract farming, improved seed, milling and storage — where capital relieves bottlenecks.
The Four-Year Shift in Wheat and the Economics of Winter Farming
Zambian wheat 2022 to mid-2026: separating measurable gains from announcements, judged by the import line, irrigation and a still-narrow supply base.
Before the Current Boom: Reconstructing Wheat and the Economics of Winter Farming
How Zambia built commercial winter wheat to replace imports — and why irrigation costs, power dependence and a narrow supply base still define the sector.
What Soybeans and Zambia’s Protein Economy Could Mean for Zambia by 2031
Can soybeans become Zambia’s second strategic crop after maize by 2031? Three scenarios and the indicators — crushing, exports, smallholders — worth tracking.