Thursday, March 28, 2024

RB launches farming season and calls on farmers to deliver another bumper harvest

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President Banda
President Banda

President Rupiah Banda has hailed farmers throughout the country for their tireless efforts they have exhibited in the agriculture sector.

And President Banda has officially launched the 2011/202 farming season calling for farmers in the country to continue their preparations for another bumper in the 2011/2012 season.

And the Zambia Farmers Union ( ZNFU ) President Jarves Zimba says President Banda should be commended for his strides in improving the agriculture sector in the country.

Mr. Banda said farmers across the country should be commended for ensuring that the country has produced two successive bumper harvests.

“ In the past three years, farmers in this country have managed to produce surplus in our stable crop maize and other major agriculture products much to the delight of farmers in the country, “ he said.

ZANIS reports the President saying this when he officially opened the 106th Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) Annual Congress at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka today under the theme : ” Diversification and Market Development. “

Mr Banda said the country now enjoys food stability adding that it is now time for the country and farmers to start diversifying away from maize to grow other viable crops such as rice, beef, Sugar, beans and many other profitable crops for the benefit of the country.

President Banda has also hinted that the successive bumper harvest in the country has been possible due to the peace the country has continued to enjoy for some time now.

“ Without peace in the country, it would have been impossible for the country to produce enough food because the absence of peace, no progressive economic benefits can be achieved in the nation, “Mr Banda said.

Zambia has managed to increase the agriculture productivity from 1.5 million Metric Tonnes of maize per hectare to 2.2 Metric Tonnes per hectare.

Government has managed to increase the input support programme from 120, 000 to 900,00 Small Scale Farmers adding that Government has made sure that these farmer inputs are delivered to farmers across the country on time.

“ During the past farming season, Government managed to buy over 1.3 Million Metric tonnes of maize valued at K 1.69 Trillion,” the President said.

And speaking at the function, ZNFU President Zimba, who has been re-elected to his position said President Banda should be commended for his strides in improving the agriculture sector in the country.

Mr Zimba said this year’s theme is in line with government’s plans of diversifying the economy of this country for sustainable economic development in the country.

“ Depending on maize alone may not be sustainable in future in the sense that weather in the country and world over can change at any time thereby affecting the crop causing hunger in the country, “ he said.

Mr Zimba said Mr Banda’s Government should be commended and supported by all farmers across the country if the bumper harvest is to continue to be produced in the country.

He said Government alone cannot manage and needs to work hand in hand with farmers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector across the country.

Meanwhile, World Bank Country Director for Zambia and Zimbabwe Kie Kie said Zambia has managed to produce enough for the country because the country has been living in peace for some years now.

Ms Kie thanked the Government of the republic of Zambia for their dedicated efforts in producing enough food for its people and urged the country to continue working hard for the benefit of the farmers in the country

She said foreign direct investment and played a major role in the reduction of inflation in this country, a thing which he said has helped to improve the economy of this country.

ZANIS

41 COMMENTS

  1. Ha ha ha ha ha ha, Does someone need to launch farming season? So what happens if he did not? Seems like farmers forgot that it was farming season, and Banda had to remind them. Soon we will hear that Banda launches rain season for this farming season. What next is he going to launch? Having babies? Sun shine? Victoria Falls, Zambezi River? But pa Zed, chansoni sana. Who trains these journalists? He is a drunk?

    • Oh My Word! Such dullness and shallow thinking shud be an arrestable offence! U and the chap that voted u up need urgent mental intervention!! My advice to u is draft a comment then have someone with half a brain read thru it and advise u whether it has merit or it will just embarass u B$ clicking the submit button! Well guess what laddie, this is as embarassing as it gets for u (SMH) 

    • Dude whatever, I have not seen any sense in what you wrote. May be if you can express yourself in vernacular. What was your point again? Are you chocking? Do you need help? You need to take a shower or what? Speak up, lost one.

  2. #1 it has to be launched for logistical reasons because of the FISP. Farmers will have the right to demands that all input are now in place because of the launch. The excuse has been the farming season has not yet been launched, and early launch ensures that all input are delivered to farmers in time

  3. “World Bank Country Director for Zambia and Zimbabwe Kie Kie said Zambia has managed to produce enough for the country because the country has been living in peace for some years now” – so is ZANIS misquoting / propagandizing here, or is this “Kie Kie” a total World Bank numbskull who cannot differentiate between Zambia and Zimbabwe? “Living in peace for some years now”??? Are you sure you know what country you mean?

  4. Good Job Mr. Banda. Viva HH & Real change team. Vote wisely. Vote for HH or RB. Lets retire the crooked Sata for good. Lets shame the Post and Mmembe.

  5. No 1 Give credit were its due RB is looking, sounding and most important acting like a mature president. I am not an MMD member or support, my opinion is that this election has shown that the MMD has indeed move another step ahead of other parties more especially in organisation. If the opposition thinks the will unseat the MMD by the usual noise, i see no chance. More so these election is going to shape the new political landscape for Zambia. Am afraid this could be the end of the road for a number of political parties. My two cents opinion MMD 4 : PF 0 : UNPD 0 : UNIP 1

  6. PF is far ahead on all electronic opinion polls for this election. Yu may check from this site as well : opinionpower.com/Surveys/618060681.html

  7. The Chief Executive is hard working indeed, in utmost good faith and for the betterment of our land and people. Meanwhile the hyena’s are busy whining..

  8. ONLY WHEN ONE PLANTS NEW SEED CAN HE/SHE HAVE A GOOD HARVEST. SATA & RB ARE OLD SEEDS AND CANNOT PRODUCE ANYTHING GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY.

  9. @ THE ENGINEER. its only RB who has called other candidate as a Mambala. he also called oposition MPs in kasama that VIMASILU. so this is the most mature candidate to you. Let election come you will see.

  10. #9 So now RB is a Muslim? So what? In case you had not noticed so are about a billion people around the world. First of all you try and use archaic xenophobia so that RB does not beat your mad satanic man at the elections and now you are trying to use religious intolerance? So for you,the only person who is a rightful president of Zambia has to be a Bemba? Your narrow mindedness at the beginning of the 21st century is simply shocking and will nyokola your throat for the next five years of RB’s presidency.

  11. Launching could be the trick behind RB’s success in agriculture. I can imagine chaps in non-traditional agriculture-professional thieving areas if you like- areas being reminded that they have to start tilling the land

  12. Well done rb ..what yr govt has achieved in the agric sector is there for all to see.only lazy zambians want free things.nothing is free my fellow zambians,Even God hates lazy people.dnt listen to data who has been in all the govts but doesn’t want to be part of their failures..Leadership comes from God let us respect those he has chosen for it is God word.

  13. So Kalos2121 has resurfaced? He must be resting from his day job of panga and machete sharpening and distributing. I bet he cant wait for Paltry Faculties (pf) to lose on the 20th so that he has an excuse to  follow the example of fatherless Bwalya and  hack any innocent non-Bembas that might be unfortunate enough to be in his presence to death.

  14. The PF/POST reattribution mode of assigning all MMD success to ‘Levy’ (who by the way was not PF either) was put to a test today at TIMES. The subjet ws agriculture and a PF cadre was overheard saying ‘all this bumper harvest RB boasts about was all planted by Levy!’..

  15. If you have just finished constructing your house or even at roof level get in touch with State House so His Excellency Buffoon RB can come and commission.

  16. #12, Sadly you have no humor bwana. No one even giggled or had their lips move. Dry, dry dry. Try something else. When did you last make some one laugh? Next time leave it for others that know how to do it or try singing, that is if you can. Even your pseudonym sucks!

  17. He can launch anything at the moment, he only forgets launching the Maize Rotting Season!!! Its really interesting how UPND supporters like Bricklayer do not mind, if RB wins, for them it is not so much about HH winning but anything but Sata. As long as Sata loses, some UPND zealots will celebrate no matter who, or what wins?? How pathetic!!!

    • its no secret Zebb my friend. I dont like RB either but he’s a better alternative to Sata! UPND know they won’t win now and their objective is to get rid of PF so that they are the biggest opposition in 2016. I still cant fathom the criteria u pipo use to describe change wen u want to usher in Sata, Mangani, Mulongoti, Scott, Masebo, Kapijimpanga and then there’s the savages GBM, Nsanda, Kambwili and then the misguided radical chicken murdering vodoo worshiping dissident Bwalya. WTF’s wrong with u pipo? What drugs are u on?? Because logic has no place whatsoever in your thinking, at all!

  18. Some people nangu baseka mr sata, this RB is too thick on the face, look at the picture. some chinese kids can runaway from that face. When is he gona launch toilets at kulimatawa bus station? People need new toilets there.

  19. How can you lauch farming season without paying the farmers who have sold maize to FRA.Say we will spend 1.6trm bcoz no farmer has received any ngwee as yet.

  20. Is Rupiah going to cancel the PLOT he gave to the MOSQUE in Lusaka? Otherwise he is creating troubles the next Zambian generation will never solve!!!

    Can the Reverend Shikapwasha give a clear comment here, am not getting the message from the President!!!

    For sure RUPIAH BANDA will bring the same religious fighting that are being experienced in NIGERIA.

    RUPAH is a bad leader, for goodness saka how does RUPIAH single handedly give a plot to MUSLIMS in a place where there are no PLOTS in Lusaka?

    Did RUPIAH and the MMD get some election funding?

  21. RB HAS DONE MORE THAN WHAT SATA DID IN 10 YEARS IN MMD.SATA HELPED TO KILL AGRICULTURE AND ITS MARKETING POLICY. NOW MAIZE ILI MBWE,MBWE,MBWE! MA KWACHA IN THE POCKET OF FARMERS ALI MBWEEEELEKETE.OVERFLOWING BWANA. SO ALL THE FARMERS VOTE FOR RB.LEAVE SATA FOR BAKAPONYA.AND HH FOR THE FUTURE 2016.

  22. Very true. It seems some pipo just want a bemba president at any cost coz they are from together! However, Sata has been dribled so bad by RBs organised and mature approach

  23. Price of mealie meal continues to fall thanks to the policies of H.E.R.B and his government, why then would I vote for a mad Bemba tribaist/supremacist supported by the likes of Bwalya who equate all MMD supporters to chickens? Remember in Rwanda, the Tutsi minority was de-humanised and referred to as ‘inyenzi’ or cockroaches which made it easier for the perpetrators of genocide to carry out their heinous acts. The fact that the likes of Kalos2121, a fervent supporter of PF has not retracted his comment in support of genocide is a warning to all peace loving Zambians of the danger that PF, a party led by people full of hate poses to Zambia’s future prosperity and stability.

  24. It is quite sad and baffling to see that people would ridicule RB’s launch of the farming season given the fact that the majority of our countrymen and women depend on this sector to earn their living. Additionally, agriculture is now a major foreign exchange earner for the country which has now become a net exporter of maize to countries such as Zimbabwe and Kenya which historically have had a much stronger and bigger agricultural sector than Zambia ever did. This is no mean feat and only those who are myopic and possess a pathological and illogical hatred for the current regime would not applaud the fact that Zambia can now feed itself in a continent still plagued by famine.

  25. No 21 you can laugh at the launch of the farming season…thats what wins election wait for the 20th of Sept you will have eggs on your face… and RB will have the last laugh

  26. Sata and the top PF leadership know that they cant win the presidency,that’s why they have advanced all these baseless schemes of accusing the major election players like the ECZ,UPG, RB,MMD and others and now the new entrants,UPND, of this and that.They have gone a step further by nurturing violence in their cadres in readiness for commotion immediately PF’s defeat is confirmed.Please Zambia,wake up,Sata is up to no good.Let the Zambians show him the political exit by rejecting him through the Ballot for the fourth and final time.To avoid pandemonium,let him lose hands down.

  27. THIS IS THE MOST WASTEFUL,BRAINLESS AND  USELESS PRESIDENT ZAMBIA HAS EVER HAD.I PITY OUR BELOVED COUNTRY,ITS BEEN BRUISED BEYOND REPAIRE BY THIS MAN THEY CALL RB.MAY HE LOST HIS MIND AFTER THAT MONKEY SHITTED ON HIS FACE.CRY THE BELOVED MOTHER ZAMBIA.

  28. FARMING FOLLOWS ITS LIKE.RB BEING WAKEN UP FROM THE FARM ACTUALLY IS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.WHEN THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA WERE BEING ABUSED BY THE LIKES OF KING COBRA,GOD SEND CHILUBA TO WAKE UP MWANAWASA FROM THE SLEEP,AND ZAMBIANS STARTED RESPECTING THE LAW.SO RB SHOULD COMPLETE HIS NEXT 5 YEAR FARMING SEASON IN STATE HOUSE.THE GOD SHOULD TELL RB TO WAKE UP HH FOR THE NEXT ASSIGNMENT.AS FOR CYCLE MATE,HIS ASSIGNMENT TO OPPOSE WAS GRANTED AT THE BEGINING OF CREATION

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