<p></p><p>WESTERN Province is poised to become the hub of cashew nuts production in the next few years, provincial permanent secretary Bert Mushala has said.Mr Mushala said government has already given the Cashew nut Growers Association a grant of K100 million for the importation of 30,000 cashew nut seedlings from Mozambique.</p> <p>He said the 30,000 seedlings have already been brought in the country.Mr Mushala was speaking in an interview here on Thursday.“We are trying to re-energise the cashew nuts. It’s a profitable business,” he said.Mr Mushala said the association also accessed K2 billion from the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission.He said Western Province is suitable for cashew nut production but that the industry collapsed due to lack of investment in the sector. </p><p>“I appeal to the local people to work hard and revamp cashew nut production because it is a viable project,” he said.Mr Mushala said, Western Province is also full of tourism attractions such as the plains, Liuwa Park and hyenas.“There is a lot of potential in this province, all is needed is all stakeholders to work together,” he saidMr Mushala said government is also in the process of setting up a laboratory to test some diseases that have beset the livestock industry.“Cattle farmers are being taken care of and stakeholders such as ZAMBEEF have come on board to help,” he said. </p><p> </p><br><p></p>