PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says youths need to realise that the notion that farming is only for old people and doesn’t pay is incorrect. And President Hichilema says it’s not bad to export products if the country wants to grow the economy. Speaking when he toured Sorghum trial plots in Chilanga, Wednesday, President Hichilema said farming was a business that provided self-employment opportunities for young people. “One of the things to do is for young people to realise that the old idea or interpretation that farming is for old people is wrong. The idea that farming doesn’t pay is wrong. Farming is not just for, if you like issues of habit, it’s a business. It’s not just a livelihood, it’s a...

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