Zambia will require more than 125,000 metric tonnes of maize seed annually to achieve its ambitious goal of 10 million metric tonnes of maize production by 2031, according to Seedco Business Development Agronomist for Lusaka and Angola, Frankline Nkala. Responding to a Zambian Business Times (ZBT) enquiry during a recent Seedco media engagement, Nkala explained that if the country’s average maize yield remains at around 2 metric tonnes per hectare, the nation would need to cultivate approximately 5 million hectares to meet the target. “This translates into a demand for over 125,000 metric tonnes of maize seed, which is a...
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