Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:29:21 +0000 BY CHINTU MALAMBO AS a country, we are moving on the right track in our diversification agenda to prioritize Agriculture, given the potential that it has on both primary and sectorial levels of harnessing the economy, Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director, Patrick Shindano has said. Speaking during the launch of the report on “Impacts of Fluctuating Commodity Prices on Government Revenue in the SADC Region-THE Case of Copper in Zambia”, Mr Shindano said that it was critical that government realized the potential in the Agricultural sector as the key element for diversification. Mr Shindano said that there was need to increase productivity as a country, in terms of Gross Domestic Products (GDP) and employment creation of which Agriculture was highly labour intensive compared to mining where job creation was only 10 per cent. “Government has indicated that they are going to promote Agriculture as a […]
