Zambia's Farmers are the Backbone of Zambia, Says President Banda
LUSAKA, Zambia, October 5, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- His Excellency, President Rupiah Banda, will this week be Guest of Honour at the 105th Zambia National Farmers Union Congress held at Lusaka's Mulungushi International Conference Centre.
The theme of this year's Annual Congress is 'Productivity, Competitiveness and Market Development' - all of which the President views as key to building on the foundations of a stronger more prosperous Zambia. Bringing together more than 600 delegates from across the agricultural industry, the event will celebrate the great agricultural successes enjoyed by Zambia in recent years and will call on farmers, suppliers and government to work together to ensure a productive and healthy future for Zambia.
President Banda will deliver a speech this Thursday congratulating the ZNFU's objectives and pledging his government's wholehearted support for the continued growth and economic development of the farming sector.
Under President Banda's leadership, Zambia secured a record recent harvest, producing 2.78 million tonnes of maize - a surplus of more than 1 million tonnes. President Banda's Farmer Input Support Programme has benefitted 534,000 small-scale farmers through the distribution of seed and fertilizer, also helping to drive down the cost of mealie meal to the benefit of all Zambians.
President Banda comments: "The Zambian agricultural sector is important for jobs, generating much needed income and helping in the fight to reduce poverty. I endorse the theme of the Congress as it closely reflects my government's policies - to build partnerships with our farmers and all those involved in the sector, to support an increase in production where we can, to make us more competitive as a sector and to improve the access to market for our farmers. They are the backbone of our country."
SOURCE State House Lusaka, Republic of Zambia
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