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Agriculture
due to increasing European demand for organically
grown produce. An out-grower scheme of small-
scale vegetable growers has been put in place and
also has great potential to expand.
Horticultural production is not limited to large and
medium sized companies. Smallholder farmers also
have opportunities to export crops under the out-
growers scheme. The major markets for Zambian
rose exports are the Netherlands and the United
Kingdom. The vegetables, which are grown accord-
ing to the terms of the ZEGA Code of Practice, are
mainly sold to prestigious European supermarkets.
Another ZEGA initiative has been the establishment
of the Horticultural Training Trust to complement
farm training with residential Certificates and Diplo-
ma courses in export horticulture.
ZAMBIA NATIONAL FARMERS UNION
J. Zimba
President
Tyende Pamodzi Rd., Showgrounds, Lusaka
Tel:+260-211-252649/
255769/257958/254431/0977-722686
Fax: +260-211-252648
znfu@zambet.zm / kushiya@iwayafrica.com
The ZNFU is one of the oldest labour associations
in Zambia. The ZNFU has existed under various
names almost since the first Large-Scale farms were
established in Zambia in the early 1900s.
Prior to independence in 1964, the ZNFU was known
as the Rhodesia National Farmers’ Union, which
changed its name with independence to the Com-
mercial Farmers’ Bureau. Until independence, its
membership had been almost entirely confined to
large-scale farmers. Since independence, its name
has subsequently changed once more, and there has
been a steady increase of smaller-scale, more inde-
pendent farmer membership. This accelerated in the
early 1980’s encouraged by a policy of keeping the
annual subscription at a low level, and by an entry
qualification which accepts any person or organiza-
tion engaged in the business of farming in Zambia.
The ZNFU seeks to promote and protect the interests
of its members as farmers, individuals, corporations/
companies and other organizations involved in the
business of farming in order to achieve sustainable
economic and social developments within the agricul-
tural sector and across the wider Zambian community
as a whole.
Their mission statement sets to lay the ground rules
for ZNFU activities, to identify not only what activities
the ZNFU is involved in, but also the core beliefs or
guiding principles that underpin its activities and its
future objectives and strategies.
ZNFU is politically neutral or non-partisan. The
ZNFU has a strict policy requiring members to resign
any leadership posts within the ZNFU upon entering
national politics.
The ZNFU distinguishes itself from other organiza-
tions that work or provide services to farmers, as it
is fully composed of farmers and is likewise lead by
regularly elected farmers. Thus, the ZNFU name
has become far more synonymous with farmers than
other farming organizations. The ZNFU welcomes
investors, potential partners and businesses to Zam-
bia and looks forward to working with each in their
own way.
ZAMBIA SEED COMPANY
Ben Zulu
Managing Director
Buyantanshi Rd.
PO Box 35441, Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-243762/248025 / Fax: +260-211-245736
zamseed@zamnet.zm
www.zamseed.co.zm
The Zambia Seed Co. Ltd., (Zamseed) was founded
in 1981 to produce, process, and market agricultural
and horticultural seeds. The Company has based its
growth and success, not only on the domestic mar-
ket, but also on the exportation of selected varieties
of seeds that are capable of successfully growing
under the agricultural conditions of export destina-
tions. Zamseed therefore has expanded their product
range to incorporate popular varieties of seeds of
bordering states and export markets, to ensure the
successful yield of their agricultural and horticultural
seeds in such growing markets. Products range from
potatoes and cottonseed, to vegetable, maize and
soya seed. The company also provides after sales
services to its customers and has been particularly
successful at increasing these operations in Malawi.
The good performance of many of the different varie-
ties of seed has led to an increasing number of reli-
able customers. ZamSeed has historically exported
fresh seeds, ensuring a high standard of seed qual-
ity. The products are always exported in quality pack-
aging and are provided with the necessary labelling
requirements as demanded by the importer. The ten-