PELUM Zambia in collaboration with Green Living Movement (GLM) and Zambia Climate Change Network facilitated an exposure visit for Members of Parliament from the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources and the media to small holder Organic farmers in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province. The visit is meant to expose the parliamentarians and the media to evidence of Organic Agriculture…

PELUM Participates in the Rufunsa Seed Fair

PELUM was today among four other civil society organisations that attended the seed fair and the promotion of the district “My Food is African Campign” organised by Community Technology Development Trust/Organisation in Rufunsa District. On display were assorted local seeds and traditional food varieties. Among the CSOs in attendance is Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity, SCOPE Zambia, Kasisi Agricultural…

PELUM Zambia Commemorates the International Year of the Millets

PELUM Zambia joined other civil society organisations and the rest of the world in commemorating the Year of the millets  under the theme: Unleashing the Potential of Millets for the Well-Being of People and the Environment.” FIAN Zambia, Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity (ZAAB),  Center for Technology Development Trust (CTDT), and The Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS)  collaborated in …

PELUM Spearheads the Technical working group for a consortium of Civil Society Organisations

PELUM is today spearheading a technical working group meeting with 16 other civil society organisations in attendance. The meeting discusses the Comprehensive Agriculture Transformation Support Programme(CATSP) and how small holder farmers can benefit from the programme. It also discusses the National Agroecology Strategy development. Among the CSOs present  is Action Aid Zambia, FIAN Zambia, Caritas Zambia, Zamsof and Zambia Alliance…

Lead Farmer Follow up Choma

The lead farmer follow up meetings continue in Choma  

Lead Farmer Follow up Meetings in Muchinga Province

The Lead farmer follow up meeting in Muchinga have been successful with more than 80 farmer members attending the meetings. PELUM staff also discussed plans to build a community seed bank in Chinsali district. PELUM Zambia Country coordinator Muketoi Wamunyima made the announcement during the meeting .

PELUM Zambia and the Knowledge Hub For Organic Agriculture In Southern Africa(KHSA) conducts Lead Farmer Follow up Visits

PELUM Zambia, the implementing partner of the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa project in Zambia is conducting follow-up meetings with Lead farmers and their follower farmers in Eastern Province. This comes after a successful Lead farmer training in Agroecology and Organic agriculture conducted in August 2022

PELUM and its partners hold the 2022 ASACC Media Awards

The 2022 Agroecology, Social Accountability and Climate Change(ASACC) Media awards is on today at the Quorum in Lusaka. Organised by a consortium of civil society organisations championing agroecology and sustainable use of natural resources,  the media wards  has seen journalist from Online, Radio TV and Newspaper media organisations participate and win awards. Gracing the occasion, Information and media permanent secretary…