By BUUMBA CHIMBULUTHE commodities market meant to guarantee market access for farmers and boost their income will start with the trading of soft agricultural supplies.Last year, the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) launched a commodities trading platform for agricultural products in efforts to guarantee market access for farmers and boost their income.With financial support from Musika, the trading platform is a partnership between LuSE and the Zambia Commodities Exchange (ZAMACE) which halted trading in 2019 due to financial constraints.In giving an update on the platform, LuSE Chief Executive Officer, Priscilla Sampa, said it would begin with the trading of soft agricultural supplies.“As the market continues to develop, the LuSE intends to increase and diversify the range of commodities traded on the exchange.“The commodity trading platform’s introduces Warehouse Receipts, as an important and effective tool for creating liquidity and easing access to credit for farmers,” Ms Sampa said in an interview.Meanwhile, Ms Sampa said LuSE was working […]
SOFT AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES COMING – LUSE CEO PRISCILLA SAMPA
