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Speaker of the National Assembly Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, MP has praised the Zambian Government for taking the issue of climate change seriously by putting in place several mitigation measures aimed at reducing the impact of climate change.

Dr Matibini said that it was gratifying to note that, as a way of mitigating the impact of climate change, the government had gone a step further by ratifying the United Nations (UN) Convention on Climate Change and introducing policy…

ALTERNATIVE Investments Africa (ALTVEST), a London- headquartered

firm, has acquired 70 per cent stake in YamBEEji Honey and Rice Products, a private company based in Zambezi District in North-WesternProvince.

Under the agreement, ALTVEST will materially invest through an initial rollout of US$600,000 (K3 billion) to support the out-grower farmers for them to increase productivity.

The new venture seeks to strengthen the out-grower base throughout Zambia´s North-Western…

Government has signed a 50 million United States Dollars loan agreement with the World Bank for the livestock development and animal health project.

Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda signed on behalf of the Zambian government while World Bank country Director Kadiresan Kundhavi signed on behalf of the global Bank.

Speaking at a signing ceremony in Lusaka today, Mr. Chikwanda acknowledged the livestock sub sector as an important component of agriculture which must assign…

THE World Bank (WB) has said Zambia should use the existing potential in the livestock sector to accelerate its economic diversification programme and national development.

World Bank country director Kundhavi Kadiresan said the livestock sector could emerge as a major industry to diversify the economy.

She said the local livestock sector’s output can increase from the current US$200 to US$1.5 billion, to represent 10 per cent of the current Gross Domestic Product…