Popularly known as the "Pope of Conservation Farming," Dr Christian Thierfelder ended his brilliant presentation with an appeal to promote '...more intensified & diversified #food systems,' Christian Thierfelder #AgriSymposium2025 FAO Zambia EU4MULIMI

Before we plant the seed, we must feed the #SoilFirst - Dr Peter Setimela , #Zambia Country Rep for CIMMYT urged participants at the #SIFAZ National Technical Symposium currently underway Peter Setimela (CIMMYT) #AgriSymposium2025 #SoilHealth #farming nachimata munalula

It's happening! Launch of the National Technical Symposium at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, #Lusaka, #Zambia.

Let's make Sustainable Intensification Practices the new standard in farming! By embracing climate-smart agriculture, we can boost productivity, enhance food security, and empower smallholder farmers #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateAction #FoodSecurity"

"Production always responds to #market, " Louis Chikopela, Principal Agric. Officer (M&E) for Min of Agriculture highlighted. #AgriSymposium2025 #Zambia #climatesmart #agriculture #farming #foodsecurity

What does translating agronomic achievements into sustainable agribusiness opportunities for a/holder #farmers in #Zambia look like to you? Share your thoughts and be part of this panel discussion #AgriSymposium2025 #SIFAZ

Feeling great from the interesting discussions at the #NationalTechnicalSymposium on #SustainableIntensification under #smallholder systems.

“Tractorization is not Mechanization.” Hambulo Ngoma FAO Zambia CIMMYT #SIFAZ

I cannot say it better! Let's grow the mechanization ecosystem in #Zambia FAO Zambia ACT NETWORK Bram Govaerts CIMMYT Hambulo Ngoma Sieg Snapp CIMMYT Blessing Mhlanga, PhD Shiela Chikulo Kudzie Chimhanda🇿🇼 European Union in Zambia

This is an inspiring journey of how using #sustainableintensification practices can lead to resilient livelihoods FAO Zambia Christian Thierfelder European Union in Zambia Mtendere Mphatso Kudzie Chimhanda🇿🇼 Sieg Snapp CIMMYT

Totally agreed. Glad to participate in very timely conversations on how to actualize sustainable smallholder mechanization in 🇿🇲. CIMMYT, CGIAR & FAO Zambia in partnership with the 🇿🇲 government are all hands on deck to support smallholder farmers

'Silos are only good for grain storage. In the #agriculture sector, we must work together,' Mainza Chibomba from FAO Zambia during a break out session at the SIFAZ #AgriSymposium2025 nachimata munalula Mtendere Mphatso Suze Percy Filippini FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa

Let us establish an agriculture bank to enhance smallholder #farmers access to #Finance - Dr. Frank Kayula (2nd from Left) Exec Director, National Assoc.of Smallscale Farmers (NAFSA) during the #AgriSymposium2025 underway in #Lusaka FAO Zambia Hambulo Ngoma

Mia Mottley STAN ACC Working together entails pooling resources together among other things. Hence partnerships help fill in the gaps including financial ones

👂from the host’s mouth; Mr Jackson Banda shares experiences from implementing #SIPs under the ⁦EU4MULIMI⁩ funded #SIFAZ project in Zambia. ⁦ FAO Zambia⁩ ⁦CIMMYT⁩ ⁦Christian Thierfelder⁩ ⁦Mtendere Mphatso ⁦Isaiah Nyagumbo⁩ #TakeItToTheFarmer

Sunday Silungwe is the founder of Good Nature Agro #Zambia - an enterprise whose objective is to support s/holder #farmers by providing them with a market for their seed & commodities #farming is a business #AgriSymposium2025 goodnatureagro.com

Very insightful symposium. Looking forward to many more like these.

"In God we trust - all others bring the data" says Dr Hambulo Ngoma! Amazing presentations by our colleagues from #Sifaz at the #nationaltechnicalsymposium run by FAO Zambia @cimmyt Hambulo Ngoma Sieg Snapp CIMMYT European Union in Zambia Mtendere Mphatso

With CIMMYT's leadership & support the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute is emerging as a model for agricultural innovation & climate resilience. It showcases the effectiveness of science-driven collaboration to strengthen #NARES in #SubSaharanAfrica bit.ly/3YsPYLL

Explore CIMMYT's 20-year commitment to collaborating with #Zambia's Ministry of Agriculture on key long-term #ConservationAgriculture experiments. It's all about securing smallholders' future, helping them navigate a more uncertain climate future. bit.ly/4kWAn05