• The centre will cost not less than K1.5 million to refurbish it.
• It will be located at frangipani farms limited in Choma district.
• The centre will educate small scale farmers on best measures to be used to improve in their business.
Small Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA) says it intends to open up its first planned Agriculture Center of Excellence in Choma district of Southern province in October this year.
Organization Executive Director Boyd Moobwe told Money FM News that the University will preliminary introduce agriculture science and technology courses for small scale farmers in the country.
Mr. Moobwe stated that this is an effort to embark on family farmer advancement in agriculture by impacting agriculture science knowledge and new sustainable farming practice to mitigate climate change and its impact on agriculture.
He said the center will educate small scale farmers on best measures to be used to improve in their business of farming and understand agriculture science and technology and embark on diversity farming and value addition.
“The Agriculture Center of Excellence will be located at frangipani farms limited in Choma district. The center will educate small scale farmers on best measures to be used to improve in their business of farming and understand agriculture science and technology and embark on diversity farming and value addition.”
“The University will be run by SAFADA in conjunction with the University of South Bohemia and the Organic Farm International supported by the Frangipani Farms Nutri-seed limited in Choma district. The training courses and agriculture production will commence in October 2021 and will be officially lunched in the same month,” Mr. Moobwe said.
He added that his organization will work hand in hand with government through the existing district agriculture training center and extension officers in Southern, Eastern and Central Provinces and agriculture stakeholders in the country.
Mr. Moobwe however appealed to the donor community and private sector to come on board and support the refurbishment of the center as wells as training farmers at an estimated cost of will K1.5 million.
“It will cost us not less than K1.5 million to refurbish the center and train small scale farmers. We are appealing to the donor community, and the private sector to support this noble cause,” he added.