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THE depression in the mining industry has significantly affected the business value chain on the Copperbelt as the sector drives the area’s economy.

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Senior Partner, Elijah Banda. months if the exchange

future shocks. that has the gone depressed “So up? we need If state performance Mr Banda Investments emphasised of has rate finished delivering capital markets of the in the on the something I did Copperbelt not like hedge a had revolution impacted then I to

fertiliser for economy the 2020/21 faming season across the last nine on months the value chain has in rethink the would area. and have start lost doing out. things

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environment impact total deliveries on Copperbelt caused of by fertiliser performance. Covid-19, economy, countrywide possible delivering out- in about the ic environment fertilisers countrywide. which Zambia would need to build

1.2 comes next million two and bags weeks. way of forward.” cement on a monthly basis. has affected Company The cement the Head-Sales firm ex- has a been sustainable and leveraging Marketing and Manager, on strong digital change Willings platform Mulendema, from corporates its partner, said agriculture should mance Afri Nyimba delivery, create resilience. has Investments partnerships which gone is down, a food and “We Nyimba the have inflation Head-Sales seen key players and Marketing, in the mining Willings

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rates is courtesy sold Co-founder. key on to a call monthly the on North-western per- basis for its retail province clientele. Minister, Company Covid-19 pandemic Mr countrywide. Banda which said. Mr Banda including not operate expressed dam construction, in concern a vacuum.

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country,” anchored total deliveries Mr Mulendema the economy in the there next said. on two are weeks. Copperbelt. all these We have fac- (IAPRI), for most Senior “As investors all Research “The the Lafarge quantities pandemic due Zambia, to for has to we the rethink come are entire doing in the country to allocation compound well, in there our of were an

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high inflation mance," Mr had Chitalu delivered said.

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of technology stresses In response, that solutions,” are Mr not Nundwe, related he said. to said it. The he was Copperbelt need to Capital create recording Mt a Khan revolution a said bumper retail harvest. demand resources cal Mwila, had to doubled agriculture stressed in this that

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and the partner supply exchange chains of government rates. have been and imperative dramatically consistently impacted, over a period all Research Centre how agriculture (PMRC) business should was conducted be stores included but with for on the unimproved board to rest have as of the a

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of cap- agricultural network production. required We stability are of put systems. in place to allow the

ital markets digital minister has banking. Michael been Katambo it becomes 585 for metric ensuring another tonnes that indi- need district “One doing had of business the so biggest far received challenges foods to reach we the face consumers as a of bank D superior. to cease farming But Mr Namakanda we inputs have for said: the 2020/21 “From the farming banking season

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even Mr Kalila with digitized said with solutions the ter speedy for most the delivery will economy," still of want inputs, physical he out nine of this months, pandemic he anticipated channels Mr the Zulu with are perfor- said that in with the top health farmers notch, the said. good security we would rainfall have risks quickly signed pattern are deposit up to that be

interface. everybody the area They received, on still mobile will he not and was trust business confident cash deposit banking. that Masaiti machines, effective measures their money to prevent and be able reduced,” to access Dr the Mofya fertiliser. said.

Automated would contribute Teller Machines to the country’s (ATMs) and bumper as such harvest. will prefer queuing up,” he said.

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