Author: Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Lusaka, Zambia. Derricks covers Zambian agriculture, sustainability and issues related to China-Africa relations for a number of local and international media outlets Joy FM Radio, Ozy Media in the United States and AGRI-COOP newspaper in Zambia.
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