Zambia - Crop Trust (2024)

FAQs

What is the most grown crop in Zambia? ›

Corn is a staple food crop and accounts for the largest proportion of planted area on Zambian farms.

Stable market prices and export opportunities contribute to its enduring status as the cash crop king. As Zambia's staple food, maize maintains a pivotal role in the agricultural sector. Government support and subsidies ensure a steady income for maize farmers, making it a reliable and profitable crop.

Maize is the main staple crop in these systems in Central and Eastern provinces. Beans, groundnuts, pumpkins, and cassava leaves are grown to diversify diets.

Soil quality, water quality, climate, and terrain are just a few of the environmental issues that may impact profits and productivity for farmers in any given growing season. The major challenges agriculture faces today include climate change, soil erosion and biodiversity loss.

What is the most profitable business in Zambia? Agriculture has emerged as a leading investment opportunity in Zambia's cash-chain sector. It's a lucrative venture that requires minimal initial investment.

Trees available include but are not limited to lemon, lime, orange, mango, guava, banana, gooseberry, litchi, tamarillo, pomegranate, grape, apple, and pear.

Zambia's staple food is maize. Nshima makes up the main component of Zambian meals and is made from pounded white maize. It is served with "relish", stew and vegetables and eaten by hand (preferably the right hand).

The importance of maize in Zambia cannot be overstated. Maize was adopted in the early 1900's around the fledgling mining communities on the Copperbelt and Central provinces, the crop was quickly assimilated into local agriculture throughout the country.

Chisamba District is a district of Central Province, Zambia. It covers a total surface area of 5,526 sq.km and is known for its agricultural activities with over 32,000 small scale farming families and 256 commercial farmers, the majority of whom are white Zambians.

What are the farming opportunities in Zambia? ›

Given Zambia's favorable conditions for agricultural production, there are significant opportunities to produce cash crops and non-staple crops, as well as livestock production, aquaculture, fruits, and horticulture.

1.6 million small-scale farmers characterize Zambia's agricultural sector, 73% of these farmers cultivated are 2 hectares of land or less. The average poverty rate for the farmers' households in this category is 80.5% implying that a large majority of these farmers belong to poor households.

Staple crops, including corn, cassava sorghum and rice and are cultivated mostly by subsistence and small-scale famers, with active government involvement in controlling these agricultural markets. Major agricultural export products includes, sugar, tobacco and cotton.

Africa produces nearly 200 million tonnes of cassava every year, around 60 per cent of the world's total production.