Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:05:10 +0000 NEWLY appointed Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya has promised to uphold the promises which the Patriotic Front made during election campaigns of ensuring that Zambia is food secure and a major regional agriculture exporter. Speaking shortly after being sworn-in at State House yesterday, Ms Siliya said Zambia should be able to be a major exporter of agriculture produce in the region. “I am extremely humbled by the confidence that the President has placed upon me to be running a ministry which in our campaigns and manifesto we said would be the main stay of our economy. “We know that most of our people especially in rural areas almost 80 percent of the populations earn their income from agriculture,” she said. Ms Siliya said she would immediately begin her job because the farming season was fast approaching. She said Government would soon be delivering a budget to Parliament so that […]
