Locally produced crops
Article Type: Food facts From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 41, Issue 1
In Zambia, sorghum – a drought resistant cereal that thrives in the country – was considered a “poor man’s crop” in the past,often shunned by small-scale farmers for the more commercially viable maize. But an article in the June issue of Farming Matters explains how a Zambian brewery with a new brand of beer is changing the way small-scale farmers think about sorghum. While most clear beers such as lagers and pilsners are made with expensive, imported malts, the Zambian Breweries’ Eagle Lager is made from sorghum. A subsidiary of the South African-based SABMiller, Zambian Breweries purchases sorghum from local farmers, increasing farmers’ income and providing local grocery stores with an affordable lager.
