PRESS RELEASE The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) congratulates the farmers countrywide for attaining a national yield of 3,620,244 metric tons of maize compared to 3.4 million metric tonnes recorded in the 2019/2020 farming season. Further, 411,115 metric tons of soya beans was produced compared to 296,686 metric tonnes in the previous season which translates to a 67% increase. This is an indication that farmers have now embraced soya beans as a commercial crop and a key crop in the diversification agenda. The good news is that soyabeans supports poultry production, edible oil production and there is demand for it in the export market.In general, from the fifteen commodities reported through the crop forecast only five commodities recorded a decline in production. Therefore, overall trends of the crop forecast revealed progress as production went up for most commodities but also there was an increase in area under cultivation which demonstrates that there is an increased uptake […]
ZAMBIA NATIONAL FARMERS UNION REACTION TO THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED CROP FORECAST FOR THE 2020/21 FARMING SEASON
