Improve vegetable production Zambia
Selection of the best varieties of new vegetable crops and training of farmers.
Goal
-Testing of 3 - 4 vegetable crops and 4 cultivars per species.
- Selection of 15 farmers with a 20 x 20 m test field on their own property.
- Training of 15 farmers in cultivation methods and business acumen.
- Analysis of test data with the help of expertise from Nathalie Oberson.
Partner
Jacana
Local partner
Jacana Zambia team led by Dinie Nijssen & Rik Haanen including Chongo Phiri.
Local supplier and advisor: Duncan Tembo
Locatie
Chipata in East Zambia
Updates
November 2024: New project in Zambia
Improve vegetable production i.s.m. Jacana Zambia:
Selecting the best varieties of new vegetable crops and training farmers.
The project started in May 2024 and the project will run until May 2026.
After an orientation visit to the capital Lusaka, seeds of 4 new varieties of tomatoes, white cabbage, onions and okra from Stark Ayres (South Africa), Radseed (Zambia) and Syova (Tanzania) were received. The experimental design was created by Nathalie Oberson. It is suitable for statistical analysis with one control and two new varieties per farmer. Farmers were selected with support from Duncan Tembo, a local supplier. The farmers were trained under the direction of Chongo Phiri among others in sowing and transplanting on their own property.
