VP Harris vows US will support African agriculture
United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, ended her weeklong Africa tour with a stop at Panuka Farm in the town of Chibombo, Central Province in Zambia.
The southern African country holds a special significance for Harris, as it marks her first visit to the country since her childhood, when her maternal grandfather, an Indian civil servant, aided in refugee resettlement after Zambia gained independence from Britain
The U.S. Vice President said that African farmers can expect support from the U.S. to help develop the continent’s agricultural industry by making it more “resilient” against climate change.
She is pushing for $7 billion in private-sector investments, mostly to boost conservation and improve food production, to help Africa prepare for the effects of climate change.
She stated this while addressed the media during her stop at Panuka farm.
“We, through that work, know that we can then help farmers decide where to plant their crops, when to plant their crops, how to predict the upcoming growing season in a way they plant crops that are resilient to, or can adapt to, whatever that climate might be predicted to be,” said Harris who is due back in Washington on April 2.
Zambia is the last of Harris’ three-nation tour which included Ghana and Tanzania.
