By BUUMBA CHIMBULUTHE Zambia Statistics Agency in conjunction the Ministry of Agriculture will next month be conducting the 2019/2020 crop forecasting survey to analyse the country’s overall food availability. Additionally, the survey will establish an estimate of the food deficit or surplus situation. Agriculture products in February 2020 topped the Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) for Zambia. The survey is conducted on a yearly basis to collect information on major crops as well as expected production estimates during the current agricultural season. Zambia Statistics Agency interim Statistician General, Mulenga Musepa, said the food balance sheet included information on the country’s strategic grain reserve for the season. Mr Musepa said the survey would also provide Government with reliable, empirical annual estimates of crop production statistics for the agricultural season. “Other factors are to provide statistics on the potential available marketable surplus for the major crops grown in the country; “Others are to provide production statistics used for preliminary […]
Crop forecast survey on cards
