THE Ramat Negev International Training Centre for Advanced Agriculture in Israel says it has trained 740 Zambian students through an 11-month internship programme, which combines paid farm work and classroom training to promote modern agriculture and entrepreneurship. The centre says the programme, run under the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MASHAV, is designed to expose students to practical agricultural systems, particularly in water-scarce environments, and equip them with skills to establish commercial farms upon return to their home countries. Officials from the training centre were in Zambia from June 14 to 18, 2026, to strengthen institutional partnerships, evaluate ongoing programmes and coordinate student recruitment from local universities and agricultural colleges. Head of delegation and director of the centre, Jessica...