Kalimbeza project harvests 70 tonnes of rice

NAMPA

2025-02-22

KATIMA MULILO, 21 February 2025 – A portion of the harvested 70 tonnes of the Irga short-term rice variety stored in the warehouse at the Kalimbeza Rice Project. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 22 FEB (NAMPA) – The Kalimbeza Rice Project has managed to harvest 70 tonnes of the raw short-term rice variety that was planted in October last year. This follows years of no rice production at the only state-run green scheme project in the Zambezi Region.
Kalimbeza Rice Project Manager, Patrick Kompeli, told Nampa that even though there is a total of 229 hectares of land for the project, only 150 hectares is irrigable, while 79 h...

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KATIMA MULILO, 21 February 2025 – Patrick Kompeli is the Project Manager at the Kalimbeza Rice Project in the Zambezi Region. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 21 February 2025 – Abia Sihope the Administration Clerk at the Kalimbeza Rice Project in the Zambezi Region, showcases the branded packaging designs of the Kalimbeza rice at the farm. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

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