The Ministry of Agriculture is implementing a Market-Oriented Rice Development Project (MOREDEP) with technical support from Japan
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International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in five agriculture camps in Mongu district, Western province. The Market Oriented Rice Development Project is focusing on rice production using new techniques of good agriculture practices from growing up to harvesting of the crop. This has been disclosed by the Ministry of Agriculture authorizes in an interview with ZANIS in Mongu. Agriculture authorities say the idea of the project is to teach farmers how to produce quality marketable rice, the advantages of selling polished compared to unpolished rice, how to pack the crop and also access market information. MOREDEP is also teaching farmers to have business plans for rice, as well as undertake simple businesses before the planting and after the harvesting season of the crop, in order to see if the business objective is being actualized. Authorities say MOREDEP has targeted 240 rice farmers in the five agriculture camps of Mongu district, namely Kaande, Malengwa, Katongo, Mukengo and ...
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