Luapala Cassava Farmers Yield Benefits From Zambian Breweries Pact
Once a humble subsistence crop, cassava is increasingly considered one of Zambia’s most profitable cash crops as it demonstrates versatility as an industrial raw material with wider applications, such as use in the brewing industry. Recently Zambia has witnessed a surge in cassava demand for both human consumption and industrial production, earning it the title […]
IDAH KOMBE: CASHING IN ON ZAMBIAN BREWERIES’ CASSAVA OUT-GROWER SCHEME
For sixty-one-year-old Idah Kombe Simwela, growing produce on a large, let-alone commercial scale, was something previously thought to be unattainable. But with growing support and interventions from private sector players such as Zambian Breweries, she and other women are able to cash in on unassuming crops such as cassava – through cooperatives – in a […]
ZAMBIAN BREWERIES SUPPORTS LOCAL VALUE ADDITION AND THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE JOBS
Over 20,000 local farmers have reaped the benefit of Zambian Breweries agricultural buying programme.
ZAMBIAN BREWERIES INVESTS IN LOCAL ECONOMY
Zambia’s largest brewer has launched a multi-million dollar expansion project to address growing demand and improve quality
40,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN GEORGE BENEFIT FROM ZAMBIAN BREWERIES AND LWSC WATER PROJECT
Zambian Breweries (ZB) and Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company (LWSC) have constructed an industrial borehole to provide clean water to 40,000 households and industries in and around Lusaka’s George Compound. The ZB-funded project – build at a cost of US$150,000 – was initiated as part of the entity’s cholera and COVID-19 response strategy which […]
ZAMBIAN BREWERIES REITERATES HOME-DRINKING STANCE
Zambia’s largest brewer, Zambian Breweries, has called on beer-lovers to heed government guidelines amid the resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Zambian Breweries Country Director Jose Moran said the escalation of COVID-19 cases calls for all Zambians to use caution and follow all the health guidelines issued by the government, and in particular to continue following the […]
Zambian Breweries calls for cassava value addition
The country’s largest brewing company remains committed to empowering local farmers by helping them increase productivity in an efficient and environmentally sustainable manner.
ZB empowers sorghum farmers
Chembe BanQu is not only part of our commitment towards smart agriculture, but a way of fighting COVID-19 together with farmers.
Zambian Breweries partners to support governments’ crop diversification in Southern province
The brewing company is working with Zamseed, Zanaco Bank, and Silverlands Ranching to facilitate the growing and harvesting process, with this season’s buying launched this month.
Govt lauds ZB for empowering cassava farmers in Luapula province
Government has commended Zambian Breweries for empowering small-scale farmers in Luapula Province through its cassava out-grower project. Provincial Minister Hon. Nickson Chilangwa said the smart agriculture initiative had given cassava farmers in the province a sure market for their produce. “Gone are the days of cassava wastage in our province due to lack of buyers. […]
