Zambia: Northern province is now ranked 4th on the list of provinces with high maize productivity

Northern Province Permanent Secretary Royd Chakaba says Northern province is now ranked number four on the list of provinces with high maize productivity. He said this has been necessitated by the efficient and timely distribution of farming inputs coupled with a good agriculture policy environment. “In terms of maize productivity,we are number four in the country but for beans, we are number one. The perfomance in the agriculture has been very good, obviously due to the good policies that Government has put in place,” he said. Mr Chakaba said the farmers in the province are now cultivating maize for commercial purposes and not for consumption as it was in the past. He was speaking when Neria’s Investments General Manager Mr Martin Chaikatisha paid a courtesy call on him in Kasama. Mr Chakaba appreciated that inputs are being delivered on time and the floor price of maize is good, which is forcing farmers to venture into agri-business. He commended Neria’s Investment for the ...