THE Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) says the country will only know what to expect in terms of crop production around March. ZNFU president Jervis Zimba says the country will be okay in terms of production if it passes through February with sufficient rains. In an interview, Tuesday, Zimba said the farming community was still cautious about the rain pattern. “We are still cautious about the rain pattern because, in some areas, the rains started late. [In] some areas, there were some replants. With the weather pattern, the climate change issues are real and we can only be able to look at how the crops will fare somewhere around about in March. We want to see how February will fare...

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