Conservation Farming Unit (CFU)
Conservation Farming & Climate Smart Agriculture
Written by Rosie
Twice in the last few months the President of Zambia, His Excellency E.C.Lungu has found himself on farms that are doing visibly well despite the very difficult rains that the country received. He rightly and publicly attributed it to good management and the benefits of Climate Smart Agriculture. Speaking at a Harvest Day held last […]
Written by Rosie
The CFU has been working with Financial Sector Deepening Zambia (FSDZ – also supported by DfID) to bring Financial Literacy Training to CFU’s Lead Farmers. The training started in our Central Region in December last year, and so far 408 Lead Farmers out of a projected 2,880 have been directly trained. The training has centered […]
Written by Rosie
Field Days are the MOST convincing way to spread the message about Conservation Farming. We don’t hold them on immaculate, perfectly manicured Demo Plots. No, we hold them on the fields of ordinary farmers who have successfully adopted the technology. These are farmers who face the same challenges and resource constraints as their surrounding communities, […]
