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News and latest information from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Zambia. Follow our Director-General QU Dongyu, @FAODG

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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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On #WorldPulseDay, @FAOZambia highlight efforts through the EU-funded #SIFAZProject to promote legume production, a key element of Sustainable Intensification Practices. Pulses = nutrition + diversity for resilient agrifood systems #Beans #Cowpeas #PulsesForSustainability #SIPs
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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🌍 Bringing together top experts and talented innovators, our mission to the Copperbelt University under the #FACE-NDC project is accelerating renewable energy solutions for #ClimateChange mitigation. Thrilled to see education shaping the future of sustainable energy! 🌞⚡
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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Through #FACENDC, we’ve had a transformative collaboration with Copperbelt University, supported by @IKI_Germany, to advance education & skills in renewable energy! This is a key step in driving Zambia’s transition to a greener, more sustainable future.🌱⚡ #ClimateSolutions
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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Through the EU-funded SIFAZ Project, @FAOZambia is promoting Green Entrepreneurship among smallholder farmers. Recently held training sessions #Mpongwe, #Kasama and #Monze aimed at fostering sustainable practices & creating jobs. #GreenJobs @EUAmbZambia #SDG13 @percy_suze
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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Smallholder farmer cooperators in #LunteDistrict established Mega Demo. Fields displaying four technologies including permanent ridges, a recommended land preparation technique for high rainfall areas #143 Cooperatives #CropIntensification #SIFAZProject @FAOAfrica @percy_suze
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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FAO-implemented EU-funded SIFAZ Project in Choma District showcasing #SoilHealth Technology and @CIMMYT led research trial fields during the Result-Oriented Mission in selected districts #SIP #SIFAZProject #Climatechange #Adaptation
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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🐟Strengthening Freshwater Governance - #ACARE2025! @FAO #FISH4ACP team showcased the project's role in enhancing freshwater governance on Lake Tanganyika, at the Annual Meeting of the African Great Lakes Stakeholder Network organized by #ACARE 250+ delegates 5+ African countries
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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🌊🐟Boosting Nutrition & Livelihoods in Choma ✅4 Fish Ponds constructed under the @FAO supported #SUNII programme 🎉 🏠Benefiting 44 direct households & 176 indirect households 11 members of Simukanga Swamp Camp successfully completed their pond! Fingerlings stocking this week!
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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🌱Seed Multiplication success! Priscilla Nzila leads the way! Under the @FAO #SUNII supported program, she successfully intercropped cowpeas with sorghum, iron-beans, & orange-fleshed sweet potatoes on 6 x 300m² land each & passed on the crops to 20+ follower farmers in #Choma.
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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🐓Supporting Farmers Amid Drought 📍 Monze District – 288 smallholder farmers received 1,444 chickens under the #SUNII programme, part of @FAO’s drought response to aid smallholder farmers. 👩‍🌾 Grenda Himakanda, a beneficiary, watching over her newly received chickens.
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FAO Zambia
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#FACENDC - Renewable Energy Boosts Agriculture! A diversified & reliable energy supply powers irrigation, agro-processing & storage, enhancing food security & rural livelihoods. @percy_suze @FAO Rep. Courtesy call by Prof. Wilfried Zörner of Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt.
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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Renewable Energy! Prof. Wilfried Zörner & Thorsten Summ of Germany’s Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt University are engaging with @UnzaOfficial & @CBU_ZM staff under the #FACENDC project to assess the status & capacity for providing renewable energy training. @iki_germany @FAO
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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🌍 #WorldWetlandsDay2025 Theme: Protecting wetlands for our common future ▶️ @FAO video🎙️ Lifeng Li, FAO Director, FAO Land & Water Division, explains the crucial role of wetlands in sustaining human wellbeing & safeguarding our shared future. @UNZambia @FAOLandWater
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
12 days
🌍 Today is #WorldWetlandsDay! @FAO works with farmers, fishers, herders & forest communities to conserve, restore & sustainably use wetlands. Together, we produce more with less while safeguarding food & water security for all. 🌾🐟🌱 #WWD2025
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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🌿Supporting Zambia's plant health transformation! FAO with Ministry of Agriculture's Plant Quarantine & Phytosanitary Service is hosting a planning workshop to: 📊Strengthen phytosanitary systems for safe trade 🔬Update pest mgt strategies 🤝Enhance the collaboration of sectors
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
16 days
Strengthening momentum from the 2024 #HandinHand Investment Forum! 🇿🇲 The Kabwe workshop is mapping a clear path for investor engagement & sustainable growth in #maize, #soybean, #aquaculture & #honey. 💼 FAO remains committed to supporting Zambia’s agricultural transformation.
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
18 days
🌍 Building Resilience Through Cassava 💬 "My yields tripled! Now I sell more & send my kids to school." – Mercy Mwape Kaunda, Cassava smallholder farmer, Chiengi District. FAO is unlocking potential in Zambia’s cassava sector through cutting-edge solutions.
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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Best wishes to you and your loved ones from the entire @FAO family - may your 2025 be filled with health and happiness! We look forward to you joining us for 365 days of action as we mark #FAO80. #HappyNewYear #4Betters
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@FAOZambia
FAO Zambia
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🌍🔬 Strengthening disease surveillance! @FAO & the Government of Zambia, have trained 4 veterinary lab staff in advanced pathogen detection using next generation sequencing under the Zambia Multisectoral Preparedness & Response Project. @Pandemic_Fund @WorldBank @ZMPublicHealth
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