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Once at the forefront of the 'Green Revolution', with hybrid maize yields breaking record charts in the 1960s, Zambia has vast agricultural potential. Yet despite a favourable climate, fertile land and 40 per cent of the water resources in the entire southern African region, that potential is yet to be fully tapped.
Date published: May 2012
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