The Metrological Department Deputy Director Jacob Nkomoki has assured the nation of good rains from January to March this year.
Mr Nkomoki said this in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka Saturday adding that the current rainfall patterns were due to sea surface temperatures.
Mr. Nkomoki said the January to March period, has indicated a good rainfall pattern saying farmers should to take advantage during the 2008 planting season.
He however pointed out that farmers should ensure that they follow updates on weather changes so that they are able to properly plant and manage their fields.
Mr. Nkomoki explained that there is a chance of flash floods which may occur in some parts of the country saying it should not worry any one because good rains are on course.
ZANIS/VP/ENDS/LSK
First of all I’d like to thank all my fans and then I would like to give a shout out to my granddad in mongu who will be planting some tute and maize for me thanks to the good rainfall.
I doubt the forecast of the Met Dept who can hardly predict the weather for the next day.
It is a hit or miss syndrome cause alternatively he could have said we are expecting mixed weather patterns as some areas will be warm and dry whilst the rest of the country will be wet and flooded!
Kuomboka here we come!!
Come next year we will have shortage in food supplies. Farmers may do a good job but farming inputs will get to them late and even when the harvest has been good FRA has not done a good job in marketing. All the best
We thank you our sovereign God for the good rains thawe are about to receive in January-march.Unfortunately we dont have enough fertilizer pa Zed.God we know that leadership comes from you,but Ba RB and his collegues nabatucita ububi,they lied to us ati fertiliser will sold at K50pin,but after winnig awe they hiked the price for the commodity.God please do something about our mother Zambia.
good rains means “sleeping on wet beds” for some! Sewage floods all over the place, stench, moskitos, cholera,
:o:o:o:o:o:o
i’ve heard this one before. |-)|-)|-)
Hmm… thisis the dept for the elderly. its unreliable still.
thank God for the rain.people are ready to do farming but they cant afford the buying of seed and fertiliser.its funny pa zed we talk of co-opertatives but the people that benefit from these are the relatives ti ministers and staff like that.so ifwe benangu tuzaenda kuti?
I strongly suggest that this department builds up a website to keep us informed better that just chancing thei bulletins here and there.
good rainfall, no fertilizer.
wafwa kasai, ku zaire mulandu.