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
The 2022 Agroecology, Social Accountability and Climate Change(ASACC) Media awards is on today at the Quorum in Lusaka. Organised by a consortium of civil society organisations championing agroecology and sustainable use of natural resources, the media wards has seen journalist from Online, Radio TV and Newspaper media organisations participate and win awards. Gracing the occasion, Information and media permanent secretary…
PELUM Zambia in collaboration with the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa recently interacted with 23 Members of Parliament from the Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources as well as the Health Community and Social Services with the aim of sharing knowledge and information on Ecological Organic Agriculture and policy needs to support the agriculture system. The…
PELUM in collaboration with the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa is conducting a four-day lead farmer training with participants drawn from Eastern, Southern, Muchinga and Northern Provinces. The training follows the recent Ecological Organic Agriculture farmer needs assessment conducted that informed the gaps that exist among the farm ers. The training covers, soil and organic pest management…
About 60 small holder farmers from Chief Mumbi in Petauke District, Chief Nzamane in Chipata District and chief Zumwanda of Lumezi Districts of Eastern and Muchinga provinces respectively participated in the needs assessment exercise aimed at identifying their knowledge gaps in Ecological Organic Agriculture(EOA). PELUM under the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa project conducted the assessment. Organisation…