Zambian leader commissions Chinese-built power plant
Xinhua
24 Jul 2021, 06:44 GMT+10
CHIKANKATA, Zambia, July 23 (Xinhua) Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday launched a power plant in Chikankata district in the southern part of the country, saying it showed the government s commitment and resilience in ensuring that the country s electricity needs were secured. China s hydropower engineering and construction company Sinohydro is the main contractor of the project. The commissioning of the Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station was expected to add an additional 750 megawatts of power to the national grid. Lungu said the country has witnessed increased demand for electricity over the years resulting in increased investment in power generation and transmission infrastructure.
Waki Munyalo works on her farm after harvesting her maize in Kitui county, Kenya, March 17, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
The mode of production and management of small farmers still plays a very important role in agricultural production in Africa. The land area owned or leased by African small farmers is relatively large compared with China.
According to my survey data of 10 villages in Morogoro Region, Tanzania, the farming area per rural household is around half a hectare, and this figure in Zimbabwe is 2.5 to 5 hectares.
Most of the small farmers lack the basic means of agricultural production and machinery, and even the tools of ordinary manual labor are not popularized. The farmers rely entirely on human cultivation, and the area of cultivated land that can be planted is very limited.
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