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The prices of fertilizer in Zambia rise regularly. And if you don’t enrich your soil, you won’t be able to grow anything.
Most people opt for compost manure. This is rotten plant and animal waste.
But if you don’t have the time to wait for composting, then you need to try this fertilizer recipe and save yourself a great deal of money.
If farming is your passion and you’re thinking about following your heart then poultry farming is a great place to start. Chickens are the least expensive, easy to care for and very rewarding. If you plan on buying baby chicks, the one question you should be asking yourself is whether you’re ready to be mother hen for a couple of weeks?
Today, I’m going to talk about layer poultry farming – particularly keeping chicks.
The cashew nut is mainly farmed in the west of Zambia. With low production levels, low cashew quality and the lack of quality standards, this is definitely an agricultural opportunity to explore in Zambia.
Cashews grow on trees. They are also known as nuts. However, the cashew nut is not the only fruit of the cashew tree. The other part is called the cashew apple. The cashew nut is found inside the kidney shaped shell that is attached to the bottom of the cashew apple.
Does a cook ever have enough onions? Pungent bulb onions are great and add flavour to any meal. I must say, we Zambians use onions in everything. As an agricultural farmer in Zambia, you need to tap into this need. So, if you’re thinking about growing onions on a large scale, then this article could help you make that decision.
Zambia was among the leading investment destinations in Africa in 2015, the recently published 2016 African Economic Outlook (AEO) indicates.
The AEO presents the current state of economic and social development in Africa and projects the outlook for the coming two years. The AEO is a product of collaborative work by three international partners: