Improve early warning alerts for farmers-Zambia Episcopal Conference

By Maybin Augustine Katungulu

 

The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) has called on government to improve early warning alerts for farmers.

ZEC President Archbishop Mpundu explains that in view of droughts the country has been experiencing there is need to improve early warning alerts.

Archbishop Mpundu explains that doing so will grantee food and nutrition security for Zambia.

In his communiqué to the Media at the just ended LAUDATO SI Conference the Archbishop also recommended for water harvest promotion and farmers.

" we feel as the  Church government should also look at other alternative sources of energy rather than depending on hydro electricity.  We all know that load shedding and high electricity tariffs have caused a lot of misery among the majority poor Zambians who cannot afford the commodity. This situation has even led to increased deforestation  as a result of charcoal burning".

The Catholic Church in Zambia from Monday 25th and Tuesday 26^th April 2016  held a conference  in Lusaka with the theme; care of our common home, in the context of large scale mining and Agriculture.

The conference was aimed at understanding Encyclical on creation and environment which was issued by Pope Francis last year

His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace explained to the delegates that the planet is an artistic act of God that has been given to human beings as a gift.

Cardinal Turkson also explained that Pope Francis in the Encyclical is recommending people to have a spiritual listening to what has happen to the earth.