29 United Party for National Development UPND, Mun’ashi, branch leadership and members have joined the ruling Patriotic Front party PF.
On hand to receive the new members was Shangombo PF District Chairman, Brian Kandela who encouraged the 29 new members to feel free at their new home.
Mr Kandela has since encouraged the new and old members to work together with the PF party, which has a vision.
Chitoka Kababu who has served as UPND official in the area said that she has joined the PF because of the many developmental and sustainable projects that she is able to witness in her area.
Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) says it is in the process of connecting Shangombo and other areas in Western Province to the national electricity grid.
ZESCO Senior Manager for Enterprise Risk Management, Elenestina Mwelwa says Shangombo and other districts which are currently using thermo power will be connected to the grid under the Sesheke, Mongu-Shangombo Transmission project.
Dr Mwelwa said government recognizes the need for increasing the rural and peri-urban access to electricity as a strategy for poverty reduction.
ZANIS reports that Dr Mwelwa was speaking during a consultation meeting with members of the District Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) in Nalolo District.
By Moses Zangar, Jr.
For years, Kennedy Chilepa struggled to eke out a living growing maize and cowpeas on his farm in Zambia’s Mambwe District, where crop yields often take a big hit due to severe dry spells and floods, jeopardizing food security.
Chilepa and many small-scale farmers in the country’s east had long relied on traditional farming methods to manage their crops. But such traditional know-how has become increasingly unreliable and are no longer sufficient to cope with a changing climate.
Farmer Field School at Ngambwa camp in Nyimba district listen to the Camp Extension Officer Photo by Turnbull Chama at FAO
Breaking the cycle of poor harvests
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For years, Kennedy Chilepa struggled to eke out a living growing maize and cowpeas on his farm in Zambia’s Mambwe District, where crop yields often take a big hit due to severe dry spells and floods, jeopardizing food security.
Chilepa and many small-scale farmers in the country’s east had long relied on traditional farming methods to manage their crops. But such traditional know-how has become increasingly unreliable and are no longer sufficient to cope with a changing climate.