Zambezi project study complete

The feasibility study for Zambezi Integrated Agro-Commercial Development Project is about to completed with a net irrigable area of 25, 000 hectares identified for crop production.

The study recommends growing eight crops being; sorghum, beans, sunflower, maize, cotton, wheat, soybean alfalfa and mango.  The study was conducted by an Italian company, Studio Gallli Ingegneria (SGI).

Agriculture Hub, Communications and Investor Relations Officer, Baitshephi Babusi-Hill told BusinessWeek that the Environmental and Social Impact Assesment (ESIA) and the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) reports have been submitted to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in January for adjudication and subsequent approval.

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