Zambezi Agro-Commercial project starts to take shape

Agriculture Hub director, Mmadima Nyathi has told Mmegi Business that negotiations with the consultant are scheduled to start this week. “We have not appointed anyone yet, but we have identified a consultant who will carry out feasibility studies for the project. We will be having our first meeting this week,” she said.

It is estimated that setting up the water infrastructure alone in the project will cost about $780 million (P6.9 billion). The project involves extraction of water from the Zambezi into 20,000 hectares of greenfield farming area in Kazungula. The second phase aims to pump the water to the Pandamatenga area to irrigate the current farms or the new farming area that will be created.