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Rice
Rice production is at present confined to sowing into suitable dambo’s which occur most extensively in the higher rainfall areas and the major river plains of the Western, Northern and Eastern provinces of Zambia. Present varieties suffer from low temperature damage and production at altitudes above 1,300 metres is not recommended.
| Variety | Characteristics | |
| 1. | Kilombero | Type: Open-pollinated variety, medium maturing, high yielding |
| Tolerance: Low temperatures during reproductive phase and submergence. | ||
| Days to maturity: 130-140 days | ||
| Seed rate: 40kg/ha | ||
| Spacing: 30 x Drilling | ||
| Target regions: I, II, III | ||
| Yield potential:2,500-3,500kg/ha | ||
| 2. | Supa MG | Type: Open-pollinated variety, medium maturing, high yielding |
| Tolerance: Low temperatures during reproductive phase and submergence. | ||
| Days to maturity: 140-160 days | ||
| Seed rate: 40kg/ha | ||
| Spacing: 30 x Drilling | ||
| Target regions: I, II, III | ||
| Yield potential:4,000-6, 000kg/ha |
1-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES
Key
AER 1 = Agro-Ecological Region 1
- Less than 800mm rainfall per year.
- 80-120 effective growing days.
- Suitable for millet, sorghum, maize, groundnuts, soyabeans.
AER 2A and AER 2B = Agro-Ecological Region 2a and Agro-ecological Region 2B
- 800-1, 000mm rainfall per year.
- 100-140 effective growing days.
- Suitable for maize, sorghum, millet, cowpea, groundnuts, soyabeans.
AER 3 = Agro-Ecological Region 3
- More than 1, 000mm rainfall per year.
- 160+ effective growing days.
- Suitable for maize, millet, sorghum, groundnuts, beans, rice, soyabean
C.2-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES