Sat, 26 Aug 2017 10:35:14 +0000 By Jackson Mapapayi Kansanshi Mine in Solwezi has trained 28,000 farmers in conservation farming method in North Western Province and currently supports 2,500 others with farming inputs such as seed and fertiliser. Apart from that, the mining company is running extension services to ensure that farmers comply with strict conservation farming ethics. Public relations manager Godfrey Msiska said the mining company was spending about US$1.4 million every year on farming inputs, training of farmers, purchase and maintenance of motor bikes for field officers and lead farmers who provide extension services and other related services. “Our conservation farming programme through which we support farmers with inputs and extension services is a sure way of not only increasing the farmer’s yields of the staple food, maize and other crops but also a proved method of sustaining the environment by avoiding unnecessary tillage and land degradation,” Mr Msiska said. He said the […]
KANSANSHI MINE TRAINS 28,000 FARMERS IN CONSERVATION FARMING
