Top news items in major Zambia media outlets

LUSAKA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Saturday.

-- The Zambian government has launched an agribusiness and trade project aimed at linking over 4,000 farmers to international markets.

Paul Lupunga, director of planning in the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry said the Zambia Agribusiness, funded by the World Bank at a cost of 40 million U.S. dollars, will run from 2018 to 2022, and will among other things encourage farmers promote value addition. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- Wildlife authorities in Zambia have recovered more than 700 kilograms of game meat from traffickers following operations conducted in various parts of the country.

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife said it has embarked on vigorous operations to curb illegal game hunting following increase demand for game meat in various parts of the country. (Times of Zambia)

-- Zambia's First Lady Esther Lungu has urged women to support each other and avoid pulling each other down.

The Zambian first lady said women should see each other as partners in development and not competitors (Daily Nation)

-- Cuba says it was willing to strongly re-launch collaborative relations with Zambia.

New Cuban Ambassador to Zambia Nelson Pages Vilas said when he presented his credentials to President Edgar Lungu that his government was willing to re-launch efforts towards strengthening historical ties between the two countries. (The Mast) Enditem