Government has challenged the University of Zambia (UNZA) School of Agriculture to adequately train agriculture personnel that will contribute effectively to the development of the country’s agriculture sector.
Agriculture Deputy Minister Albert Mulonga says there is need for the higher learning institution to rise to the challenge of boosting the country’s agriculture sector by training the much needed human resource that will contribute meaningfully to the growth of the sector.
Mr. Mulonga was speaking at the official hand-over ceremony of the Omnia Lecture Theatre to the UNZA School of Agriculture in Lusaka today.
He said as the country continues to suffer from the challenges of the global economic downturn, there was an urgent need to train more qualified agricultural personnel in the areas of crop, livestock production and agricultural economics in order to fully develop the country’s agriculture sector.
Mr. Mulonga has since challenged the University of Zambia to develop the adequate and appropriate human resource that will help the country to move forward through the high yield of agriculture products.
Meanwhile, University of Zambia Registrar Dr Albert Ng’andu has called for the continued working collaboration with Omnia Zambia Limited with a view to sustaining a conducive learning environment for students pursuing agricultural studies.
And Omnia Zambia Limited Managing Director Berti Serfontein pledged his company’s continued assistance to the development of the country’s agriculture sector by helping the country in the implementation of the various agricultural programmes.
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Very impressive news showing how a politician thinks in a shallow manner while an academician/researcher thinks in a proper manner with a hope to develop things in a positive direction following “Mr. Mulonga has since challenged the University of Zambia to develop the adequate and appropriate human resource that will help the country to move forward through the high yield of agriculture products and “Meanwhile, University of Zambia Registrar Dr Albert Ng’andu has called for the continued working collaboration with Omnia Zambia Limited with a view to sustaining a conducive learning environment for students pursuing agricultural studies” respectively.
MMD GRZ, the challenge should not be on UNZA but you to make industry support UNZA’s efforts!
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i also challenge goverment to increase funding to unza for it to produce fully baked graduates.
Maestro, I fully agree with you. The challenge is upon the govt to change their beareaucratic system and honour the resources that UNZA has already produced. A lot of great minds have left and will continue to leave the country due to scanty incomes, miserable working conditions & a corruptible beareaucratic system.
UNZA can equally embark on a scheme to help itself. It’s not only a place of learning, but sharing and testing ideas. If students and academicians can not invent, innovate or test ideas who would want to hire them. Politicians are only interested in what the country can do for them and not vice versa.
I agree with Maestro. The minister should be talking about facilitating more collaboration between industry and UNZA to help align UNZA products with the national development agenda.
3 Nine Chale and 5 Nkosi greetings and thank you. 4 Musi your “UNZA can equally embark on a scheme to help itself. It’s not only a place of learning, but sharing and testing ideas is impressive but please re-read Registrar A.N Ng’andu (PhD, UK)’s plea for support. Such are the initiatives UNZA is undertaking to find help. While your “If students and academicians can not invent, innovate or test ideas who would want to hire them. Politicians are only interested in what the country can do for them and not vice versa.” is appreciated, where is the money for such work going to come from if GRZ does not encourage the industry to fund projects at UNZA? Having been a UNZA monk before, in fact upto today, I understand!
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Again, another government plea for institutions to fend for themselves.
This is what happens, when you elect a government that does not believe in government, but in ‘free markets’. Their philosophy of life is: you do it, and we’ll stand back and enjoy our benefits.
#6, you’re right. This would not be an issue of there was a stiff tax on the mines. There would be enough money. This ‘free trade’, ‘we don’t need to own or tax the mines’ philosophy is what is destroying the infrastructure of the country, including education.
7 MrK greetings and exactly on the spot. I have been blessed to see how things work in South Africa our fellow African Country and so there are no excuses of comparing to here in Europe.
I hope real people who will understand what they have to do for Zambians and Zambia will take over the running of government just after we have our next elections. As of now, it appears our MMD GRZ people do not know what to do. They even fail to articulate simple issues sure.
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I wish these politicians would know what they read at these events. I am sure this D/Minister guy was reading a prepared speech with one eye on how to steal money from UNZA when the Private sector donates. Ichalo chesu ichi….ala bwafya
How can they do that without funding UNZA. Bring that K27b and you will see results. Amen
unza wud fall if we were not that supportive,let them stop chewing innocent cash…