Agriculture expert, Dr. Oliver Kandela Bulaya has stated that Zambia as a country has sufficient seed and fertilizer to support increased agricultural production, but the high cost of inputs is keeping them beyond the reach of many smallholder farmers. Speaking in an interview with the Zambian Business Times-ZBT, Dr. Bulaya noted that the country could achieve the 10 million metric tonnes maize target by increasing productivity on the same land currently being cultivated. “It is achievable because the output from smallholder farmers is extremely low per unit area, and if we sustain effective extension service delivery, farmers can increase production...
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