In a significant meeting at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, President Hakainde Hichilema expressed his delight in meeting with Dr. Qu Dongyu, the Director-General of FAO, yesterday.
Zambia and the FAO have enjoyed a long-standing relationship since 1965, marked by collaboration in key areas such as food and nutrition security, natural resource management, and climate change mitigation. The meeting served as an opportunity to reaffirm and strengthen these ties.
Acknowledging the crucial role of FAO in capacity building for sustainable forestry, President Hichilema emphasized the government’s commitment to increasing production and productivity. The primary goal is to enhance food security not only for Zambia but also for the wider region.
One of the pressing issues discussed during the meeting was the threat to Zambia’s food sufficiency due to shortages in neighboring countries. President Hichilema urged FAO to leverage Zambia’s central location and capitalize on its favorable hydrological and water conditions. The proposal is to implement two cycles of cereal crop production per year, thereby boosting per-acre yields and safeguarding against potential shortages.
In a bid to modernize Zambia’s agricultural practices, President Hichilema expressed the country’s desire to acquire cutting-edge technology in water harvesting, precision irrigation, mechanization, and husbandry efforts. He further urged FAO to support emerging farmers through the Agriculture Credit Window, aiming to enhance productivity for both local and regional markets.
The collaborative effort seeks to address not only immediate challenges but also to position Zambia as a hub for innovative and sustainable agricultural practices. By tapping into FAO’s expertise and resources, Zambia aims to fortify its agricultural sector, ensuring food security and economic stability for its citizens and the broader African region.
The meeting between President Hakainde Hichilema and Dr. Qu Dongyu signals a renewed commitment to addressing the evolving challenges in agriculture, demonstrating the importance of international cooperation in building a resilient and sustainable future for the continent.
Keep up the good work Mr President. One Zambia one nation. God bless Zambia!
Darling of the West. In the meantime maize stocks have depleted and he has started feeding his people with GMO maize. As that is not enough, the defence shoots an innocent little boy over a bag maize.
IFAD, the International Fund for Agricultural Development is a multilateral concessional lending arm. Its current president is Chinese and someone labels HH a darling of the West for renewing Zambia’s relationship with the lending body. What are the Chinese doing in IFAD if it’s a Western institution? The Chinese leader himself was last week in California to meet Joe Biden. And why did the PF borrow money from Western institutions if they value their so-called non-alignment so much and by which they mean hating the one side? Some non-alignment!
Inferiority complex and slave mentality. Come back home and tame Jack Mwiimbu. He’s on a rampage arresting anyone that points out the hunger situation in the country. He’s gone berserk
@Kaizer why are you quiet? Tired of getting banged by sugar daddies in Zimbabwe?
FUSEKE eeembwa imwe!!
A woman in Lusaka has been arrested for selling her child to another woman because of tough economic situation prevailing in the country. Never in history of zambia have we seen things get this bad. Ironically a person who claims to be an educated economist is running our country. Evidence that we have educates f00Is and liars in society
Is it true you got caught again with your pants down
@Kaizer Sulu: tomba noko
You can’t get that ka small thing of yours up. That is why I have been doing you a favour by effing your f00Iish wlfe. You should be thankful. Eeembwa.
that is what you get from clinical officer political advisors of Chagwa.