PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the newly commissioned Green Leaf Tobacco processing plant in Kabwe District is a demonstration of investor confidence in the country’s economy. And Green Leaf Tobacco Managing Director Prateek Sharan says the Plant is a $30 million investment which will boost the country’s current tobacco capacity of 25,000 to 40,000 metric tonnes. In a speech read on his behalf by Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri, President Hichilema said the commissioning of the Plant showed that Zambia was now a preferred destination for productive investment. “It is a great honour to be here in Kabwe this morning, to officiate at the commissioning of the Green Leaf Tobacco Processing Plant, and to celebrate the partnership between our government, the private...
