Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture ProjectsProjectsProjectsProjects Project TitleProject TitleProject TitleProject Title SponsorSponsorSponsorSponsor Project SummaryProject SummaryProject SummaryProject Summary Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Investment Investment Investment Investment CostCostCostCost 1. Western Cashew Industries Limited Western Cashew Industries Limited A company growing and processing cashew nuts is looking for a joint venture partner to expand its production and processing. The company has 3,740 ha of land and is currently growing 250,000 trees and has a factory and buildings on 5,578 m2 of land with adequate space for further development.

2. Mwinilunga Pineapple Cannery Zambia Development Agency Opportunities exist for establishment of a pineapple canning factory in Mwinilunga District in north-west of Zambia. Currently there are 720 farmers growing pineapples on a total hectarage of 528. Prior to the collapse of the pineapple factory a total of 1,421 ha were under cultivation and 11,368 tonnes of pineapples were being produced.

3. Senanga Citrus Plantation Zambia Development Agency 1,250 ha of land is available in Senanga district about 50 km south of Mongu on the Senanga tarred road in the western province of Zambia. The land has been set aside for the establishment of a citrus plantation and the establishment of a juice making factory. The land is ideal for mangoes, pineapples and cashew nut

growing. 4. Nansanga Farm Block Zambia Development Agency Nansanga is adegraded central African plateau, dominated by miombo woodlands with between 700-1000mm average annual rainfall. Aproximately 100,000 ha of the land is ideal for growing maize, beans, groundnuts, soya beans,Virginia tobacco, rice, tea, sunflower, finger millet, coffee, wheat and oil seeds. Nansanga has good access roads which are currently being rehabilitated and new ones are being opened. Power line connections are underway. It has a medium potential for irrigation, since it’s covered by a good stream network.

5. Luena Sugar Zambia Development Agency The Government has set aside approximately 100,000 ha of land in Luapula Province for agriculture investments. Luena enjoys high rainfall with an annual average of 1000 – 1500mm. Suitable crops for this area include sugarcane, fruits, wheat tea, maize, rice, potatoes, onions, oil seeds, cassava, beans, finger millet, tobacco and soya beans. Luena has a high irrigation potential; its covered by a wide expanse of

wetlands and numerous streams. 6. Fish Breeding Zambia Development Agency A joint venture opportunity is available on 70 ha of land on the Kafue River frontage for the breeding of breams and tilapia. Another joint venture opportunity exists for an Aqua Harvest Fish Farm in Siavonga. This project is for intensive tilapia farming using cage culture. The local market shortfall of fish is estimated at 35,000 tons/annum. Two plots of land one measuring 90 ha and the other 4.5 ha are available on the shorelines of the lake Kariba.