By Mary Kasoka Mwiikisa On a hot sunny afternoon, we take a drive to Chongwe’s Kanakantapa area, a resettlement agricultural scheme established in the 1990s. This was in response to the country’s economic crisis then, which resulted from plummeting copper prices on the international…
By Jeff Kapembwa Despite Sweden facing similar climate crisis, it willing to extend a hand and help Zambia overcome its drought stricken economy which has left many households vulnerable, says Ambassador to Zambia Johan Hallenborg. Zambia is reeling from a tirade of climatic change…
By Mary Kasoka Mwiikisa The impact of global warming is costing African nations up to 5% of their economic output, the United Nations climate chief said on Thursday, calling for more investments to help adapt to climate change. Despite contributing far less polluting emissions…
By Jeff Kapembwa AFRICA needs to transform the agriculture sector through various interventions to make it resilient against climate change and other global shocks that compel the continent to endure the global food crisis, the African Union has noted. The resurging climate change has…
By Mabvuto Banda Over 75 percent of Southern Africa is covered by semi-arid and arid ecosystems with more than 70 percent of the population relying on agriculture. With rich biodiversity and valuable ecosystem services, about 25 percent of productive land is threatened by soil…
