Ministry_of_Agriculture_(Zambia)

Ministry of Agriculture (Zambia)

Ministry of Agriculture (Zambia)

Government ministry in Zambia

The Ministry of Agriculture is a government ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Agriculture and is mandated to design, implement and manage the government's activities in the agricultural sector.

The ministry managed agricultural, fisheries and livestock activities until 2015, when the departments of fisheries and livestock were merged to form the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.[1]

List of ministers

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Zambia Agricultural Research Institute

The Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), which falls under the Ministry of Agriculture, is Zambia's largest agriculture research institute.[2] It is mandated is to provide specialized research and advice to farmers and the government. ZARI is one of the principal research organizations studying grains in Zambia.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Vets welcome split of Ministry of Agriculture Daily Mail, 2 October 2015
  2. [2]
    "The Ministry of Agriculture-Zambia Agricultural Research Institute". The Ministry of Agriculture-Zambia Agricultural Research Institute. 25 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    Wrigley, Colin W.; Corke, Harold; Seetharaman, Koushik; Faubion, Jonathan (2015-12-17). Encyclopedia of Food Grains. Academic Press. p. 449. ISBN 978-0-12-394786-4.
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