The 6th Zambian traditional seed and food festival, an annual event organized by a consortium of civil society organizations and meant to promote local seeds for seed sovereignty, local foods for nutrition and income generation PELUM Zambia under the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa (KHSA) and in collaboration with a 15-member consortium of civil society organizations advocating…
Kachere Development Programme in collaboration with PELUM Zambia under Markets And Seeds Access Projects (MASAP) with support from FiBL and Swedish Development Foundation is hosting the first ever Chipata District Traditional Seed and Food Festival. The festival brings together farmers from chipata district to celebrate traditional seeds and foods for food and nutrition security and health . A display of…
PELUM Zambia in collaboration with Green Living Movement (GLM) and Zambia Climate Change Network facilitated an exposure visit for Members of Parliament from the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources and the media to small holder Organic farmers in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province. The visit is meant to expose the parliamentarians and the media to evidence of Organic Agriculture…
PELUM was today among four other civil society organisations that attended the seed fair and the promotion of the district “My Food is African Campign” organised by Community Technology Development Trust/Organisation in Rufunsa District. On display were assorted local seeds and traditional food varieties. Among the CSOs in attendance is Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity, SCOPE Zambia, Kasisi Agricultural…
PELUM Zambia joined other civil society organisations and the rest of the world in commemorating the Year of the millets under the theme: Unleashing the Potential of Millets for the Well-Being of People and the Environment.” FIAN Zambia, Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity (ZAAB), Center for Technology Development Trust (CTDT), and The Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) collaborated in …
PELUM is today spearheading a technical working group meeting with 16 other civil society organisations in attendance. The meeting discusses the Comprehensive Agriculture Transformation Support Programme(CATSP) and how small holder farmers can benefit from the programme. It also discusses the National Agroecology Strategy development. Among the CSOs present is Action Aid Zambia, FIAN Zambia, Caritas Zambia, Zamsof and Zambia Alliance…
The lead farmer follow up meetings continue in Choma
The Lead farmer follow up meeting in Muchinga have been successful with more than 80 farmer members attending the meetings. PELUM staff also discussed plans to build a community seed bank in Chinsali district. PELUM Zambia Country coordinator Muketoi Wamunyima made the announcement during the meeting .
PELUM Zambia, the implementing partner of the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa project in Zambia is conducting follow-up meetings with Lead farmers and their follower farmers in Eastern Province. This comes after a successful Lead farmer training in Agroecology and Organic agriculture conducted in August 2022