国内英语资讯:Zambian govt says partnering with China to boost agricultural production
<p><span word="NDOLA">NDOLA</span>, <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 16-- <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="adoption">adoption</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Katambo">Katambo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="partnering">partnering</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="production">production</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="partnering">partnering</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aquaculture">aquaculture</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p><span word="Katambo">Katambo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>.</p><p><span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="contributors">contributors</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> 100,000 <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="undeveloped">undeveloped</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="engages">engages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="dams">dams</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Muwomboshi">Muwomboshi</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kafulafuta">Kafulafuta</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Copperbelt">Copperbelt</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="harness">harness</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p>
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