FORMER agriculture minister Greyford Monde says Zambia will not achieve its US$1 billion beef export target because no concrete measures have been put in place to support the agenda. Monde was reacting to remarks made by Zambia Beef Export Project Manager, Dr Misheck Mulumba, who recently said the country would reach its US$1 billion beef export target before the set five-year period. In an interview, Thursday, Monde said those claiming that the target was achievable should explain the extraordinary measures being implemented to make it possible. He argued that the government had not disclosed any specific budget or strategy to enhance production among small-scale cattle farmers and make other critical investments in the livestock sector. “This government has not told...
