The Ministry of Agriculture is a government ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Agriculture and is mandated to design, implement and manage the government's activities in the agricultural sector.
The ministry managed agricultural, fisheries and livestock activities until 2015, when the departments of fisheries and livestock were merged to form the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.Vets welcome split of Ministry of Agriculture Daily Mail, 2 October 2015
List of ministers MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endMember for Agriculture and Natural ResourcesGeoffrey Beckett 1953William Harris WrothFederal Party19541957Harold WatmoreFederal Party19571958Ebden CarlisleUnited Federal Party1958Minister of African AgricultureEdson Mwamba 19591962Simon KapwepweUnited National Independence Party19621964Minister of AgricultureElijah MudendaUnited National Independence Party1964Minister of Agriculture, Food and FisheriesGuy ScottMovement for Multi-Party Democracy19911993Suresh DesaiMovement for Multi-Party Democracy Edith NawakwiMovement for Multi-Party Democracy 1998Amusaa MwanamwambwaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy19981998Mundia SikatanaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20022006Minister of Agriculture and CooperativesPeter DakaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20092010Minister of Agriculture and LivestockEmmanuel ChendaPatriotic Front20112013Bob SichingaPatriotic Front20132014Wylbur SimuusaPatriotic Front2014Given LubindaPatriotic Front20152015Minister of AgricultureGiven LubindaPatriotic Front20152016Dora SiliyaPatriotic Front20162018Micheal Zondani KatamboPatriotic Front20182021Reuben Mtolo PhiriUnited Party for National Development20212026
Zambia Agricultural Research Institute The Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), which falls under the Ministry of Agriculture, is Zambia's largest agriculture research institute. It is mandated is to provide specialized research and advice to farmers and the government. ZARI is one of the principal research organizations studying grains in Zambia.
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External links Official website