MAZ PUSHES FOR REMOVAL OF VAT ON MILLING EQUIPMENT

The Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) have appealed to government to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) on milling equipment to promote diversification

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DRUM MULCHER GIVES WUHLF’S BUFFEL KICK

Wuhlf Equipment, which is based in Pretoria, South Africa, manufactures and distributes equipment like front end loaders, forklifts and associated

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MECHANISATION: KEEP EVERY MACHINE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER!

Proactive machine maintenance works better than dealing with breakdowns. Farm machinery and equipment is expensive so it’s worth looking around

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MORE ZAMBIAN SMALLHOLDER FARMERS USE CROP INSURANCE

A commercial venture into irrigated sugarcane on a 2 500ha parcel of land on the banks of the Luapula River,

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HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM ON THEIR WAY TO MEGA-FARMER STATUS

Mr. Alexander and mrs. Agatha Tendai Matuka may have started out as small-scale farmers in Zambia’s Central Province some years

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CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE: NO-TILL AND PERFECT SEED PLACEMENT

By Dr. Dede Amanor-Wilks, African Center for Economic Transformation. Over Christmas, I took the opportunity to visit Asare Odometa Plantations, a

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LESSONS FROM THE FARM FOR GHANA’S ONE DISTRICT ONE FACTORY PROGRAMME

By Dr. Dede Amanor-Wilks, African Center for Economic Transformation. Over Christmas, I took the opportunity to visit Asare Odometa Plantations, a

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AFRICA’S BIGGEST SUGARCANE FARMER HEADED FOR ZAMBIA

At least seven African countries had approached Senekal Farming (South Africa) with various offers to start sugar projects but it

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