The impossible has happened. It is quiet at the Falls. A reader has sent me this photo depicting the severity of the drought more than anything else I have seen.

Nobody else on this planet lives closer to and feels the effect of nature’s extremes more than the farming community.

We cannot make rain, but we can make our contribution to lessen our own impact on natural resources, to preserve moisture and to make plans to ensure continued food production.

In this second issue of ProAgri Zambia we start with an extensive series on soil written by scientists. Be sure to save your copies of ProAgri Zambia, if only to collect this series of articles. We also discuss alternative ecologically friendly farming methods. The companies supporting us with advertorials all have good advice and solutions for farmers dealing with the realities of Africa.

We have been asked what makes ProAgri different from other magazines. We are not trying to be a news-of-the-day magazine; we form a direct line of communication between supplier and farmer, already distributing more copies to more places in Zambia and reaching more farmers with our information should-be-free-model. With the support of more suppliers, we hope to reach every farmer who is serious about farming.

Should you wish to ensure that you receive your copy of ProAgri every month, kindly send an e-mail with your postal address to engela@proagri.co.za and pay the postage costs, or make sure that your copy is held for you at one of our distribution points, set out on page 29.

Farm smart!

Annemarie Bremner

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