By Jeff Kapembwa The second annual Fertiliser and Soil Summit hosted by Kenya closed its doors with African Heads of States and Government endorsing the Nairobi Declaration on fertiliser and soil health, prioritizing domestic fertiliser production and triple it in the next 10 years…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia seeks a staggering US$35 billion to precipitate over the recurring climate change as espoused under the Paris Agreement while it proposes the Green Growth Strategy, a catalyst for enhancing environmental protection. Under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), a driver for…
By Natasha Mhango Small scale farmers in Western province are alive to the impact that the prolonged drought will have on their household incomes and nutrition for the remainder of the year. The stretches of dry crop fields that line the roads leading to…
……’IT’S CAUSING DEVASTATIONS IN MOST COUNTRIES’ By Jeff Kapembwa “The devastations caused by climate change in most African countries are immense and we need to more than double up financing for adaptation to allow affected nations rebuild their battered economies and the environment,…
By Jeff Kapembwa The 33rd Food and Agriculture (FAO) regional conference closed with stark reminder for Africa to actualize commitments made during the Malabo Summit towards enhancing the continent’ unwavering commitment in ensuring sustained food and nutrition security. The three-day-conference hosted in Rabat, Morocco,…
By Jeff Kapembwa Copper-mining companies should be wary of the risks posed to the environment as they extract the red metal amid rising demand and any oversight might derail the Green Growth Strategy being espoused globally, bearing in mind the consequences of the climatic…
By Gloria Siwisha The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), has called for strengthened collaborations among stakeholders in the agriculture value chain in order to mitigate the negative effects of climate change on national food security efforts. And the organisation has disclosed that it has reached…
By Helen Witti The harsh reality of the drought which has gripped most parts of Zambia has deeply affected farmers. In particular, most small holders in Central province’s crops have had their crops wither due to the scorching sun. This is the sobering truth…
By Helen Witti Following the declaration of drought as a national disaster and emergency, the Government of Zambia has assured the nation that it will address the issue of drought with strong measures to avert the situation. The government says the current drought condition…
Africa hosts the annual Soil Health Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi Kenya from May 7-9. It has attracted various experts from within and beyond Africa to deliberate over the increasing food insecurity heightened by the climatic change effects that…
