Sat, 10 Jun 2017 09:43:58 +0000 By KELVIN SIABANA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the Government has resolved to make agriculture the mainstay of Zambia’s economy because most of the citizens depend on it for their livelihood. President Lungu said the Government would continue to support the agriculture sector by putting up programmes such as the farmer input support programmes that were meant to uplift the living standards of the people. The President said this in a speech read on his behalf by Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Margaret Mwanakatwe during the official opening of the 60th Copperbelt Mining, Agriculture and Commercial Show in Kitwe under the theme ‘‘Adding Value to Home Grown Solutions”. He said there was also need to construct the agricultural infrastructure such as dip tanks, milk collecting centres, dams and farming storage sheds. The President said in order for the agricultural sector to be revamped and have a positive impact on […]
