Rational:The recent spike in global prices for food commodities has raised a lot of concern about its potential impact on national economies especially those that are agriculturally based like in ...
Rational and BackgroundThe Agricultural Credit Act No. 35 of 2010 was enacted by Parliament in November, 2010, and the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives issued a Statutory Instrument, to operationalise ...
IntroductionResponding to the invitation by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MOFNP) for tax and non-tax policy proposals for the 2012 National Budget, the Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF) held ...
IntroductionThe Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF) is pleased to submit to the Committeeon Agriculture a report on the “Status of the Irrigation Programme inZambia),” as requested in its letter dated 10th ...
BackgroundThe wheat subsector has achieved remarkable growth leading to the achievement of self sufficiency status since 2007. This performance has been due to a combination of the effects of a ...
1Advisory Note to the Ministry of Agriculture and CooperativesOpportunities and Challenges in Agriculture Marketing in Zambia IntroductionAn efficient agricultural commodity marketing system is key to stimulating and sustaining growth and ...
IntroductionThe soya beans stakeholders held a meeting on 22nd February 2011 where they resolved that the Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF) should undertake an independent assessment of the national consumption of ...
Background : In good agricultural seasons, Zambian farmers, millers, traders and government benefitsfrom export of grain, particularly maize, to lucrative markets in neighboring countries namely; the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference Final Report October 2022(click here to read the whole document) The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MFL), in partnership with the Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF), organized ...
Livestock Conference Report-9May 2022_Final Report (click here to read the whole document) A one-day Conference on “Livestock Development for Economic Prosperity in Zambia” was held on 20th April 2022 at ...