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The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL) is a ministry of the government of the Republic of Zambia whose role is ensuring the sustainable utilisation of fisheries and livestock. [1] Peter Kapala is the current minister of the ministry. [1]
Zambia: Life in an African Country. New Africa Press. ISBN 9789987160112. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21; Summary report for the 2010 Census of population (PDF) (Report). Lusaka: Central Statistical Office, Republic of Zambia. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-26.
The Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), which falls under the Ministry of Agriculture, is Zambia's largest agriculture research institute. [2] 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. [3]
Two new concepts – the sub-holding and the sub-holder – were introduced to measure the role of household members in the management of the holding, especially women. The programme introduced a community survey to be conducted in parallel with the census and for obtaining data on common infrastructure issues affecting farmers.
The 2022 census of Zambia was a detailed enumeration of the Zambian population that became the sixth national census in the country since independence. It began on August 18, 2022 and concluded by September 14, 2022. [1] It became Zambia's first-ever digitally conducted population census. [2]
Cattle are the mainstay of the traditional economy, and are sold in the population centres further east when money is required for cash goods or school or medical expenses. Crops are grown on the fertile Barotse floodplains and along the margin of the flood plain, in particular maize, rice, millet and vegetables.
Zambia is officially a "Christian nation" under the 1996 constitution, but recognizes and protects freedom of religion. [97] Zambia is the only African nation to designate Christianity as a state religion. [98] The Zambia Statistics Agency estimates that 95.5% of Zambians are Christian, with 75.3% Protestant and 20.2% Roman Catholic. [99]
Zambian exports in 2006. Zambia is a developing country, and it achieved middle-income status in 2011.Through the first decade of the 21st century, the economy of Zambia was one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa, and its capital, Lusaka, the fastest-growing city in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). [18]