The national Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show, which was first held in 1926, celebrates its 85th year of exhibitions this week in Lusaka from the 28th of July to the 1st of August, with the theme, “Shaping tomorrow’s world.”
This year’s show has attracted 17 foreign countries among them Egypt, India, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, China, Iran, Pakistan, Japan, Tanzania and Angola. Others are Germany, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Indonesia and Malawi.
The show is held annually in Lusaka and is organised by the Agricultural and Commercial Show Society of Zambia. Sectors of the economy that are represented at the show include livestock, agricultural machinery and implements, poultry and its products, horticulture, manufacturing, industrial equipment, motor vehicles, plastics products, trading, financial services, forestry and its products, fishing etc.
The show provides an important platform to showcase Zambia’s products and also gives an opportunity for foreign businesses to promote their products on the Zambian market.
The Agricultural and Commercial Society of Zambia announced a budget of K 3.5 billion for this year’s show and a total of K1.9 billion was allocated for the improvement of infrastructure at the Lusaka show grounds where the event will be held. Five roads have been rehabilitated in preparation for the show and a new gate has been opened along the Great east road. The show is expected to bring a turnover of K 5.5 billion.
Show goers will be treated to live music from internationally renowned rhumba artist Ferre Golla and other musicians drawn from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The music shows have been sponsored by mobile phone service providers MTN and Airtel.
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