Download the entire Infographics On Zambia's 1st Agroecology Conference - 2024 here: https://caritaszambia.org/phocadownload/general/Infographics-On-Zambia-1st-Agroecology-Conference-2024.pdf
Background to the 1st Zambia's Agroecology Conference - 2024
In Zambia the agriculture sector is an integral part of national development and it plays a critical role in people’s livelihoods in terms of food and nutrition security, income and provision of employment. The agriculture sector has evolved since time in memorial from mare natural farming to its complex state where it has become highly mechanised. The current food production system has had a number of positive effects such as sustaining high production levels for certain crops especially maize and other cash crops. However, it has had its fair share of negative impacts such as reduction is soil productive potential where initially farmers were able to realise almost 8 tons per hector, they are now harvesting less that 0.3tons per hector, loss of biodiversity, emission of GHGs and general degradation of the soil. This is mainly due to the over reliance on external non bio-ddegradable input such as synthetic fertilisers suppling nitrogen, Potassium and urea. Also there has been a drive to use herbicides and pesticides chemicals that have had an effect on soil biophysical properties. The sector has also emphasized the production of fewer crops thereby reducing diversity that is in turn affecting the nutrition security of the people, especially the lactating women and children.
Download the entire Concept Note On Zambia's 1st Agroecology Conference - 2024 here: https://caritaszambia.org/phocadownload/key_papers/Concept-Note-On-The-Agroecology-Conference-2024.pdf
Date: 21st - 22nd May, 2024
Venue: Mulungushi International Conference Centre
Contact: +260 976 124 503
Website: http://www.pelumzambia.org
