{"id":3905,"date":"2021-08-07T21:38:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T21:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/?p=3905"},"modified":"2021-08-07T21:33:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T21:33:55","slug":"government-planning-to-enhance-castor-production-president-lungu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/government-planning-to-enhance-castor-production-president-lungu","title":{"rendered":"Government planning to enhance castor production-President Lungu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>President Edgar Lungu has proposed for the creation of a multi-disciplinary taskforce to develop a roadmap on how castor can be promoted in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Serenje yesterday at the Zambia Castor Industry Multipurpose Cooperative Society, President Lungu says more work and research needs to be done in order to boost castor production in Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lungu expressed confidence that castor has the potential to reach standards that have been set for crops such as maize, soya beans and wheat in the country. The President said the growing of castor is in line with government\u2019s policy of diversifying crop production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe promotion of castor production sits very well with my government\u2019s goal of ensuring that the agriculture sector is diversified, climate resilient, export oriented and private sector driven,\u201d Mr Lungu said.<\/p>\n<p>The head of state however cautioned against repeating past mistakes made during the promotion of new crops. President Lungu cited mistake such as limited investment in training of farmers on how to grow and market new crops.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lungu also enlisted lack of a sustainable strategy, which ensures regular income for farmers, as they await returns from the new crop as another challenge in the past.<\/p>\n<p>He added that previous castor projects failed to take off, because of the lack of strategic partnerships. \u201cTherefore, partnerships with people experienced in Castor Bean production is critical in ensuring the success of this project,\u201d Mr Lungu noted.<\/p>\n<p>The President pledged his government\u2019s total support to producers of the crop. Mr Lungu advised the farmers to avoid shortcuts and ensure that the art of producing castor beans is not affected.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked the traditional leadership in the area for supporting the project. \u201cI wish to express my gratitude to their royal highnesses, Chieftainess Serenje and Chief Kabamba for the support they have rendered to this castor project,\u201d the President said. Castor seeds are used as one of the chief ingredients in a wide variety of medicines in treating Rheumatism and Arthritis among other diseases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. President Edgar Lungu has proposed for the creation of a multi-disciplinary taskforce to develop a roadmap on how castor can be promoted in the country. 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