United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Zambia, Janet Rogan, is urging the government to restore the rubber plantation in the Zambian district of Nchelenge to help boost the economy and reduce poverty.
Speaking after inspecting the rubber plantation in the district, Rogan, who is also the UN Resident Coordinator in the country, said there is a need to find suitable investors who can invest in the plantation.
She said the plantation has potential to create jobs and wealth for the people. Rogan said the rubber plantation like any other natural resource needs a lot of management and monitoring.
She also said her office will send technical staff between the month of January and February 2017 to access the plantation.