Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:03:22 +0000 By BUUMBA CHIMBULU LOCAL agricultural commodity producers must contribute to the national value chain process by exporting finished products, says Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) director general James Chirwa. Mr Chirwa said in an interview that Zambian agricultural producers should take advantage of the large market in the SADC region by exporting finished products which contributed to the national value chain. He said agricultural commodities such as maize should be exported in its finished product which was mealie meal for producers to get value for the product. “Maize must not leave the borders of Zambia but the product of maize should leave the borders as a way of getting the benefit of value addition in the country. “I think that is what will stabalise our currency and strengthen it against the dollar and this is what we should be doing for the country, not only for maize but also for […]
