IN a global environment bedevilled by the insidious corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic, Zambia has held on remarkably well, inflationary spirals apart. Inflation punishes most severely the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population whose belts have snapped to the point of being almost beyond the pale.There are silver linings which give cause for hope and suggest a cheerful prognosis for the future. The positive developments in the primary agro sector, largely as a result of the current administration’s commendable efforts to provide the requisite tools to the far-flung rural communities, suggest a possible leap forward.Of course, there is always the attendant issue of sustainability and more enhanced outlays on areas like extension services so that officers have mobility and are meaningfully motivated by good conditions of service.Small-scale farmers producing higher yields from their small holdings with proportionately little increase in the input costs is not only an insurance for essential national food security but […]
ZAMBIA – HOPEFUL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS AND DOWNSIDE RISKS
