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The Kawambwa Sugar Limited Avocado project which is located in Luapula province covers 1,100 hectares and targets to create direct employment for over 600 full-time workers and 600 seasonal workers, with a particular focus on empowering women. The Avocado industry in the region has the potential to change its economic status if well managed.
The Kawambwa Sugar Limited Avocado project which is located in Luapula province covers 1,100 hectares and targets to create direct employment for over 600 full-time workers and 600 seasonal workers, with a particular focus on empowering women. The Avocado industry in the region has the potential to change its economic status if well managed.
The Provincial Administration urged the media to sensitise people and publish information on plants such as avocado which is a promising business in Luapula. Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary John Mwasha urged the media to write more stories on such plants because if well marketed, the industry can boost the economy as a province and the country as a whole. He further stated that NAVA Limited the investors of the Kawambwa Sugar Limited that is managing the Avocado project should market the product so that the local people can benefit. Most of the peasant farmers are being exploited and what is important is for them to have a readily available market so that their livelihoods can improve.
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Through well-researched information, the public is able to appreciate the work that the Government and cooperating partners are doing. The first commercial harvest of this project is ready by early 2025 with an expected annual revenue of USD$60 million, primarily from international sales.
