Brazilian organization ready to grow agriculture in Zambia

The Brazilian International Center for Innovation and Transfer of Agricultural and Livestock Technology (CITTA) has expressed interest to partner with Zambia in advancing agricultural research and technology in the country. Zambia’s Ambassador to Brazil Alfreda Mwamba said the call for partnership by CITTA is a welcome development as it will strengthen and grow the country’s agriculture sector. Dr. Mwamba said this during a virtual meeting held in Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil. She said Zambia’s policy of developing the agriculture sector will be further strengthened by CITTA as the organisation is specialised in advanced technology and research mechanisms that have yielded positive results in most of the African countries such as Nigeria that are in partnership with CITTA. She disclosed that small and medium scale farmers stand to benefit through technological transfer initiatives, training and capacity building. Ambassador Mwamba is impressed that CITTA, which has worked ...