Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:08:59 +0000 By JACK MAPAPAYI THE North Western Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is determined to support Government’s vision of diversifying the economy from over-dependence on mining to agro processing. Chamber vice president for industry and manufacturing Mukumbi Kafuta said the support was important to strengthen the economy and create sustainable employment and wealth in the country. He told the Daily Nation in an interview that countries which had maximised agro-processing had more and better jobs than the ones in the mining sector. Mr Kafuta said a thriving agriculture sector will promote complementary sub-sectors such as agro-processing. He explained that agriculture could act as an engine to economic growth and poverty reduction as it employed at least 70 percent of Zambia’s rural population. “According to 2016 United Nations Development Programme Zambia Human Development report, countries that had maximised the agro-processing sector had more and better jobs in terms […]
North West Chamber supports Govt vision on diversification
