THE Trade Kings Foundation has donated over K2 million in form of seed and fertiliser to 500 local farmers from the Nampundwe and Chaminuka communities. Speaking during the handover of the donation, Trade Kings Group’s Public Relations Manager Bridget Kambobe said the drive to support local farmers was part of the Trade Kings Foundation’s ethos of “Improving Lives”. She said as part of the donation, the farmers would attend several workshops to upskill them on topics such as soil health, crop rotation, water management, and pest and disease. “Small-scale and family farmers play a major role in food production of Zambia. Faced with numerous challenges that include everchanging weather patterns, competition from large industrial farms and a lack of access...

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