Irrigation Farming is the Way to Go
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By Linda Mupemo It is common practice for farmers in Zambia to start tilling their crop fields towards the end of summer (October) in preparation for the planting season. 2021 was not an exception, by the first week of November, most farmers had prepared their fields. Zambia experiences the rainy season from November to April the following year. However, the disruption in the rainfall pattern for the 2021/2022 farming season sent shockwaves into the agriculture sector. By mid-December, most parts of the country were receiving below average rainfall. Farmers who planted their seeds after the first rains had dry, stunted crops towards the end of the year. Suffice to say a good number of farmers in the rural parts of the country solely depend on agriculture to sustain themselves. Therefore, any disturbance in their agricultural activities, natural or man-made, leads to the destabilisation of their livelihoods. Justine Musangu, a beneficiary o...