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Today's Thakaneng Afternoon Drive Show will have our Director on an interview. Tune in as she dives in on her journey to Kenya.

"African countries face great challenges in adapting to climate change to meet growing demand for food. The current drought in East Africa is the latest manifestation of changing weather patterns.

But countries such as Zambia, where there is good land and water, have major opportunities to meet food demand by growing agriculture exports and processing their produce. Zambian farmers can earn substantial returns from increased production. Their production can also alleviate the pressures in countries such as Kenya.

To realise these opportunities, Zambian products have to reach export markets at good prices. For this, Zambia needs competitive cross-border markets and efficient transport and logistics services. However, regional grain and oilseeds trade is not working for producers in Zambia or for buyers in East Africa, with huge variances in agricultural commodity prices in Kenya and in Zambia."
Antony Chapoto, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI), Ntombifuthi Tshabalala, University of Johannesburg, Simon Roberts, University of Johannesburg
Published: July 28, 2022 4.38pm SAST

For a full article
https://theconversation.com/zambia-can-meet-growing-food-demand-how-to-fix-whats-standing-in-its-way-187373

Zambia can meet growing food demand: how to fix what's standing in its way Producers in Zambia should be getting more for their crops, and buyers in East Africa should be paying less, alleviating food price spikes.