Chama rice exports benefiting farmers

 

Chama rice export positives benefitting Zambia’s economy, brags Rebecca Snyder

BY Ashton Kelly Bunda

COMMUNITY Market for Conservative (COMACO) Communications Manager Rebecca Snyder says the exporting of white and brown rice to South Africa and the rest of the region is paying off as the return of sales are helping the sustain their agriculture business.

Speaking during one the country wide road show in Chaise Township in Lusaka’s Mandevu Constituency  hosted in a local stadium an optimistic Snyder expressed delight that Chama rice sourced from peasant farmers in the Eastern Province is one of the groups most reliable nutritious product  for Zambian families.

Snyder explained that her organization, COMACO is constantly working to establish new innovations that will continue to help improve the nutritional lives of small scale farmers living in rural areas of Zambia, while promoting wild life and natural resource conversation.

Snyder told this author, COMACO recently launched a crowd source funding campaign to help raise money for its procurement of  new machinery for equipment  helping the over 250, 000 farmers already working in its out grower scheme, which  is increasing in number.

“We want to help expand Zambian agriculture through exports and ensuring that we continue improving lives of small scale farmers in rustic Zambia so that farming becomes an everyday business not just a one seasonal occurrence,” Snyder stressed.

Other nutritious products displayed on the road show were the branded ‘It’s Wild’ peanut butter which is natural grown purely from organic farming without any synthetic fertilizers, and the 500 grams Energy nutrient-Rich Soy Cow peas Jumbo porridge.