"Zambia has been overly reliant on a single crop for too long, with nearly 2 million farming households primarily cultivating maize. To promote crop diversification in 2017, we are introducing a smart subsidy of 75% to support the production of 10 crops, including orange maize, sorghum, millet, groundnuts, cotton, rice, soybeans, and cassava. Previously, the government focused solely on purchasing maize, but now, to encourage private sector involvement, we need to create markets for other crops, especially cassava, which has multiple uses as food, industrial starch, and an export product. A key part of my role is implementing a new communication strategy to help transform Zambia’s food culture."
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