The Policy is aimed at facilitating investments in the country. The Strategy is aimed at enhancing the export sector¡¯s contribution to Zambia¡¯s socio-economic development. The Ministry is in the process of amending the ZDA Act No 11 of 2006 and has also developed the ITED Bill.
Where do Peanuts grow in Africa?
Peanuts grow well in southern Mali and adjacent regions of the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal; peanuts are similar in both agricultural and culinary qualities to the Bambara groundnut native to the region, and West Africans have adopted the crop as a staple.
How did Zambia’s exports perform in 2020?
On the external side, Zambia¡¯s total exports earnings in 2020 were USD 5.86 billion compared to USD 8.94 billion in 2019, representing a decline of 34.6 percent. The value of Non-Traditional Export (NTEs) significantly reduced from USD 2.26 billion in 2019 to USD 1.94 billion in 2020, representing a reduction of 33.6 percent.
What is a cultivated peanut?
Cultivated peanuts (A. hypogaea) arose from a hybrid between two wild species of peanut, thought to be A. duranensis and A. ipaensis. The initial hybrid would have been sterile, but spontaneous chromosome doubling restored its fertility, forming what is termed an amphidiploid or allotetraploid.