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Promote other sectors of the economy, urges Morgan

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Promote other sectors of the economy, urges Morgan
Written by Moses Kuwema in Kasama
Saturday, April 18, 2009 4:34:27 PM

UNITED Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country director Viola Morgan has said there is need for Zambia to scale up its efforts in promoting other sectors of the economy such as tourism in order to develop.

Speaking when she paid a courtesy call on Northern Province minister Charles Shawa on Thursday, Morgan said Zambia was blessed with a lot of natural resources which need to be exploited.

“As a country, I think there is need to move to other areas like tourism. I was in Mpulungu the other day where I saw the Lake Tanganyika and I think it remains to be a potential for development,” she said.

Morgan said there was need to improve infrastructure such as roads for tourists to easily find their way to tourist destinations.

Morgan also said the UNDP was concerned about the livelihood of Zambians, noting the need for the organisation to strengthen its ties with the government to foster social and economic development and an exchange of ideas.

And Shawa said there was need to look at sustainable management of resources.

Shawa said Northern Province had many waterfalls which needed to be exploited.

“We need to see how animals should be preserved. Most people here depend on farming not in a commercial line and we are looking at how they can diversify in keeping animals. And people from the new ministry of fisheries are here to see how it can be improved,” said Shawa.

Labels: ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, UNDP, VIOLA MORGAN

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