Related Keywords: textile sector, Zambian cotton industry
ZAMBIA has vast potential in cotton and textile industries which can be turn into sustainable forex earners as cotton production and textile development go hand in hand because the two sectors are interdependent.
According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Greyford Monde, the growth of the cotton industry is vulnerable to due lack of cost-effective farming strategies, which have ultimately resulted in a reduction in farmers’ participation.
