Sat, 03 Jun 2017 12:39:37 +0000 By ANNIE ZULU in Mansa THE Cassava sub-sector has vast potential to contribute to Zambia’s economy and turn around the lives of farmers, Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Margaret Mwanakatwe has said. Ms Mwanakatwe said in a quest to diversify the country’s economy from mining to agriculture and other sectors, Government was focused on the production and commercialisation of cassava. The Minister was speaking in Mansa district during the launch of the Zambian Breweries Plc Cassava Project yesterday. “Government has put more emphasis on diversifying its economy from copper to agriculture, and we have realised that the Cassava sub-sector has so much potential to contribute to our country’s economy and improve the lives of local farmers if taken seriously, so we want to ensure that we promote Cassava production in the country,” she said. And Zambian Breweries Chief Executive Officer Annabel Degroot said the company had engaged over […]
