We are pretty busy throughout the year – here are some of the events or happenings on our radar.
The CFU is organizing over 5,000 Field days between March and April, held on adopters fields. These showcase what CF can do under ordinary resource and weather conditions. The Schedule attached has thousands of small Field days listed, as well as larger Field days hosted...
The CFU partnered with MRI/Syngenta and PEPZ late before the rains to bring maize seed treated against Fall Army Worm to 1,480 of the CFU’s Lead Farmers. The lucky farmers received 4kgs of MRI seed that was treated with Fortenza Duo, designed to protect the...
The CFU provided support to the ZNFU and other partners to launch the 2018 Planting Season on November 15th at Chief Chibwika’s in Mwinilunga. His Excellency the President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, who graced the event, stated that CA was the way forward for improved productivity...
Immediately following the launch of the 2018 Planting Season, at which the importance of CA was heavily stressed, the President of Zambia, His Excellency Edgar Lungu commissioned the CFU, along with other Seed and Equipment partners, to use CA Minimum Tillage to prepare his farm...
The 2nd Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture was held in Johannesburg 9th -12th October 2018. The Congress gave a total of six Awards, eligible to candidates from across the continent. The CFU and its associated farmers won 3 of the 6 Awards. Mary Kolala from...