THE Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) says the extended load shedding has negatively affected the sector, resulting in losses for farmers. In an interview, Friday, PAZ Executive Manager Dominic Chanda said extended load shedding had forced farmers to keep chickens for about 12 weeks, which resulted in losses. He lamented that consumers could no longer purchase chickens or other fresh products in bulk because their fridges no longer worked like before. “Power is to the economy, I think, like blood is to a human being, because power tends to be a key driver of economic activities, just like fuel. And when you have issues of power rationing, like in our case, they tend to have both forward and backward effects...