{"id":416396,"date":"2011-05-03T10:11:41","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T10:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/03\/country-is-rich\/"},"modified":"2011-05-03T10:11:41","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T10:11:41","slug":"country-is-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/03\/country-is-rich\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Country is Rich&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"21.0918257112\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.times.co.zm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg\" alt=\"The Times of Zambia (Ndola)\" title=\"Visit The Times of Zambia (Ndola)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3 May 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>editorial<\/p>\n<p>THE revelations coming from experts and investors about the potential of some not-so-traditional sectors of the Zambian economy is heartening.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, the disclosure that the leather industry alone is capable of raking in $1.5 billion in five years while the organic groundnuts can earn the country about $1.3 billion per year gives a lot of hope for the prospects of this country. Zambia is destined for development!<\/p>\n<p>Tourism has potential<\/p>\n<p>THE visit by former Indonesia First Lady, Dewi Soekarno and 13 other people from Japan to Zambia to saviour the country&#8217;s tourism products, including the famous Victoria Falls is yet another testimony of what can be achieved from this sector.<\/p>\n<p>What is needed is to first continue investing massively in the marketing of the tourist attractions in the country, with splendid strategies to reach out to the would-be tourists from far and near.<\/p>\n<p>Then the foreign exchange, in various forms, will be guaranteed. 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