Zambia

Land ownership debate hots up
- The Times of Zambia
- 19 April 2013
Delegates demand that land should not be recklessly sold to foreigners during proceedings at Zambia's National Constitution Convention in Lusaka.
New IIED publications on agricultural investments in Mali and Zambia
- IIED
- 29 January 2013
Two new reports by IIED look at agricultural investments and land acquisitions in Mali Ans Zambia.
Des fermiers étrangers sapent la sécurité alimentaire
- IPS
- 07 November 2012
Le développement agricole accru en Zambie compromettra en réalité la sécurité alimentaire du pays, puisque des fermiers continuent d’être chassés de leurs terres coutumières pour ouvrir la voie à l’agro-industrie locale et étrangère à grande échelle.
Seguridad alimentaria en Zambia en manos de pequeños agricultores
- IPS
- 06 November 2012
"El acaparamiento de tierras aumenta la incidencia y la prevalencia de la pobreza en el país al aumentar la cantidad de personas que no pueden cultivar su propio alimento ni enviar a sus hijos a la escuela"
Foreign farmers undermine food security in Zambia
- IPS
- 01 November 2012
Increased agricultural development in Zambia will actually compromise the country’s food security as peasant farmers continue to be driven off their customary land to pave the way for large-scale local and foreign agribusiness.
Land acquisitions in the developing world – the new resource imperialism?
- ISN Security Watch
- 04 October 2012
The Kiel Institute suggests that if such investments are governed more effectively, land acquisitions can provide the developing world with positive opportunities.
Singapore firm takes over Zambia's biggest coffee estate
- Xinhua
- 26 September 2012
Olam's acquisition includes five estates on 5,866 hectares of land in northern Zambia's Kasama district.
Zambia: State launches agro investment platform
- Daily Mail
- 07 August 2012
African Development Bank (AfDB) country director, Freddie Kwesiga, said the co-operating partners look forward to specific interventions to ensure improved land tenure and equitable access to land by partnerships of small, medium and large-scale investors.
Quicken Nansanga process of investment, ZDA urged
- Daily Mail
- 24 July 2012
A senior government official in Serenje has urged the Zambia Development Agency to quicken the process of facilitating investment inflow in the 155,000-hectare Nansanga farm block in Central Province.
African countries invite Indian investment in agriculture
- IANS
- 22 June 2012
African nations like Zambia, Ethiopia and Mozambique invited Indian investors to invest in various sectors, especially in agriculture, saying this has the potential to provide food to both Africa and India.
Invest in agriculture, Veep urges private firms
- Zambia Daily Mail
- 06 June 2012
Zambia's Vice-President Guy Scott calls on private companies in the country to invest in agriculture and commercialise the sector to boost production of more maize for export.
Africa: Private equity deal to spur growth in agribusiness
- TradeInvest Africa
- 04 April 2012
Chayton already produces 10% of Zambia's soya and 5% of the country's wheat. Over the next 12 months, production will increase to at least 35% and 15% respectively.