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Kapita calls for improved funding to agriculture

Kapita calls for improved funding to agriculture
By Joan Chirwa
Friday March 21, 2008 [03:00]

AGRICULTURE and co-operatives minister Ben Kapita has said improving funding to the agriculture sector could enhance living standards of the majority of Zambians in rural areas in line with the Vision 2030. In an interview, Kapita said the potential of agriculture should not be underestimated considering that a larger population relied on farming as a source of income.

“A lot of people depend on agriculture and that is where we must zero in for us to make the Vision 2030 meaningful because we have all the resources such as water, land, human resource and political will to improve agriculture,” he said.

Kapita said the good performance of the agriculture industry could improve lives of a lot of Zambians.

“The majority of poor people stay in rural areas and their status will only change with improved agriculture. The good performance of the Ministry of Agriculture can improve lives of many Zambians in the country since agriculture is one of the main economic activities in the country,” Kapita said.

“The agriculture sector has a big task of transforming the rural areas so that people can have access to better life. With improved agriculture, a lot of people can move away from abject poverty to a meaningful life.”

Zambia’s economy is mainly agricultural based, contributing significantly to the country’s economic growth.

Labels: AGRICULTURE, BEN KAPITA, RURAL AREAS, VISION 2030

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