Veep calls for use of climate-resilient indigenous seeds in agro sector

By SHARON KALIMBULA – VICE-PRESIDENT W.K Mutale-Nalumango has called for extensive agriculture use of indigenous seeds that withstand harsh climatic conditions to guarantee food security.This will help the country tackle insecurities such as malnutrition and chronic illnesses.Speaking at the World Food Day (WFD) commemorations in Lusaka yesterday, Ms Mutale-Nalumango said Zambia had a lot of […]

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Oct 20, 2024 - 23:04
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Veep calls for use of climate-resilient indigenous seeds in agro sector
•VICE-PRESIDENT W.K Mutale-Nalumango (second left), Education Minister Douglas Sykalima (second right) and Lusaka Provincial Minister Sheal Mulyata (right) admiring local cuisine as Silva Catering Managing Director Silvia Banda (left) explains during a tour of stands at the World Food Day commemorations in Lusaka yesterday. Picture by HENRY CHUNZA

By SHARON KALIMBULA –
VICE-PRESIDENT W.K Mutale-Nalumango has called for extensive agriculture use of indigenous seeds that withstand harsh climatic conditions to guarantee food security.
This will help the country tackle insecurities such as malnutrition and chronic illnesses.
Speaking at the World Food Day (WFD) commemorations in Lusaka yesterday, Ms Mutale-Nalumango said Zambia had a lot of indigenous foods which could safely pose as the nation’s food security net, especially now that the nation was faced with a severe drought thereby threatening the country’s food status.

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