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  • 15,000 farmers benefit from cashew nut project

    Nov 23rd, 2017

    <p>OVER 15,000 farmers have so far benefitted from the US$ 55 million cashew nut project out of the 60,000 targeted beneficiaries in the 10 participating districts of Western Province.</p> <p>In a recent interview, Western Province Provincial Minister Nathaniel Mubukwanu said Government is targeting people who have the land, capacity, and interest in the project which is intended for the country&rsquo;s economic development.&ldquo;We are targeting people who are serious, have the capacity, own land since this is not a social welfare project,&rdquo; he said.Mr Mubukwanu also said Government has collected and secured adequate seedlings that await distribution to farmers once the rains start.&ldquo;We want a speedy implementation of the cashew nut project. We want to make sure that we get the right seed which is early maturing and will produce quality yields,&rdquo; he said.He said the seedlings are being collected from the local seed&hellip;</p>


    Source: http://epaper.daily-mail.co.zm/
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