Mining Industry: Agriculture and Copperbelt Province

mining industry: Our appeal to Chinese is to consider investing in Chililabombwe to establish new investments in agriculture, processing and manufacturing industries to help grow the Zambian economy, she said, according to Global Times China. Mulala said there is enough arable land for agriculture projects in the border town which shares a boundary with the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC . Agriculture produce has a readily available yawning market in DRC, she added. Christabel Mulala, Mayor of Chililabombwe town in the Copperbelt Province, said the move will go a long way in helping Zambia diversify its economy from dependence on the mining industry. The civic leader further said the local authority was also interested in partnering with Chinese enterprises in waste management projects. She said the local authority will benefit from Chinese technology on how to manage waste. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.