Zambians encouraged to venture into agriculture

By Xinhua News Agency

Jan 08, 2024 12:21 am

LUSAKA: Maxwell Zulu, a 60-year-old resident of Lusaka, Zambia's capital, is a happy man after successfully planting his maize and groundnuts at his farm in Nyimba District in the eastern part of the country.

Zulu, who had stopped farming following a sharp rise in the price of fertilizer and the low price at which the government was buying maize, decided to start farming again after the price of fertilizer dropped and the government made a good offer to purchase maize.

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