COMESA moots Zambia, Zimbabwe agro-parkBy BUUMBA CHIMBULUA FEASIBILITY study on establishing a common agro-industrial park between Zambia and Zimbabwe under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is underway.The agro-industrial park will to enhance agro-industrial productivity and competitiveness through promoting linkages among agro-industries and other economic sectors including Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs).According to the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), this would provide opportunities for industrial synergies and investment linkages for targeted agricultural value chains integration and development.This came to light when ECA, Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) staff met with their COMESA counterparts as part of initiatives towards strengthening collaboration between the two institutions.“This would include an assessment of potential challenges and opportunities for industrial synergies and investment linkages for targeted agricultural value chains integration and development,” ECA said in a newsletter.The ECA SRO-SA Officer-in-Charge, Sizo Mhlanga, emphasised the need for the two organisations to collaborate closely in support of […]
COMESA moots Zambia, Zimbabwe agro-park
