Since its establishment, over 1,000 Zambian agricultural technicians have been trained at the center by Chinese experts while the center has also carried out fruitful cooperation with the country's institutes such as the University of Zambia (UNZA) as well as other agricultural research institutions.
He further revealed that China has provided concessional loans for the development of Zambia's agricultural infrastructure projects such as helping the government build nine large-scale silos, which have alleviated the storage shortage, a project to sink over 1,000 boreholes in rural areas while discussions for the investment in three China-aided large-scale milling have been concluded and actual construction is expected to start soon.
The Chinese envoy further noted that his government has helped in building the capacity of human resource in Zambia's agriculture sector and that China currently provides about 100 opportunities for trainings in the sector.
About 500 Zambians specialized in agricultural sector have so far received training in China, he added.
According to him, about 20 Chinese firms have invested in Zambia's agriculture sector and were involved in the cultivation of over 10,000 hectares of land.
Dora Siliya, Minister of Agriculture in Zambia said the southern African nation will remain indebted to China over its unparalleled support to development.
She said China has helped the country in various sectors, including agriculture and that currently discussions were underway for the development of a modern farming block in the northern part of the country.
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