Poultry egg farming is a very profitable business, and many people are making money all over the world by starting layers egg production business. However, to build a successful, sustainable poultry egg farming business, you require sufficient knowledge of how to efficiently keep the layers, good management skills, and a good poultry egg production business plan.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/08/07/chicken-farming-layers-eggs-farming-business-plan/

Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) is a household foodstuff consumed in all Nigerian homes and by all Nigerians both at home and abroad. Bitter leaves are used in preparing varieties of foods, soups, local dishes and continental delicacies. Bitter leaf is also used by local traditional herbal and medical centres. The standard pharmacy also uses bitter leaf extracts in the production of drugs.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/how-to-start-a-profitable-bitter-leaf-farming-business/

Few things are as frightening to chicken keepers as a snake in the chicken coop. These slithering pests will go after both baby chicks and adult chickens, which can stress even the healthiest of flocks. Even though only a small percentage of snakes are venomous, they can still deliver a nasty bite that’ll require treatment.

In today’s podcast, we’ll explore why snakes go into chicken coops, whether or not they’ll eat your birds, signs that you may have a snake in your chicken coop, and what you can do to keep your baby chicks safe from these cold-blooded reptiles.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/how-to-keep-snakes-away-from-your-chicken-coop/

I once visited a farmer in Mumbwa of Zimbabwean decent who told me that if you want to succeed in farming, carry all the farmers around your farm along with you in the success equation. There is no way you can succeed alone.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/06/25/supporting-one-another-in-farming/

Plant propagation is the method to increase the number of outstanding fruit and crop varieties in order to perpetuate their desirable qualities such as high production, large fruits, and excellent eating quality—those that command better market prices.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/06/23/plant-propagation-techniques-for-sweet-potatoes/

The world has witnessed the repercussions of ignoring the diseases of the flock. Symptoms in individual birds could become a serious threat and a flock-wide health issue. Thus, it is important to invest in poultry diagnostics.

The diseases such as Anemia Virus Infection, Avian Encephalomyelitis, and Egg Drop Syndrome (EDS) can be treated with poultry diagnostic treatments. This diagnostic monitoring testing involves PCR tests, serological tests, and Elisa, which have gained importance over the last couple of years. According to Allied Market Research, the global poultry diagnostics market is expected to showcase significant growth in the coming years.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/from-automation-to-genomics-future-of-poultry-diagnostics-lies-with-advanced-technologies/

Sugar beans are a good substitute for meat on account of their high protein content. The grain is easily stored, making it a useful crop for subsistence use, ideal seed should be a high-yielding variety with very acceptable seed appearance and cooking quality. It also should have resistance to the important diseases.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/07/13/a-comprehensive-guide-to-growing-sugar-beans/

There is a lot of conjecture out there about what is a mulch and how thick should it be? And a whole range of other questions that I will endeavour to answer or set straight in this article. This is of course in my opinion and based on my own experience of over 40 years of growing my own food and fruit on urban blocks of land.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/mulches-aint-mulches/

Rooftop farming is the cultivation of crops (mainly vegetables, fruits and herbs) on the top of buildings in urban areas or cities. The buildings could be of any kind from hospitals, schools/universities, houses or restaurants.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/07/30/rooftop-farming-a-perfect-response-to-rapid-urbanization/

According to UN data, 65% of African population is comprised of the youth, yet the average age of a farmer in the continent is 60 years. This is an indicator of how African youth perceive agriculture. Besides arable land, this is the most important resource that the region can tap to feed itself. Digitalization of agriculture could attract this tech savvy generation to the sector, creating job opportunities along the entire value chain from production, advisory and financial services, processing, marketing and distribution. With most African countries grappling with youth unemployment rates of up to 70%, this would be a major relief by creating decent jobs.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/07/29/can-digital-technologies-attract-african-youth-to-agriculture/