The World Bank has approved a $200-million credit for Zambia to improve rural roads in six of the southern African nation’s 10 provinces, the international lender said on Monday.
Zambia has a road network of 67 671 km and rural roads are in poor condition, making it difficult for small-scale farmers to access markets for their produce, the World Bank said in a statement.
About 7.5-million rural residents, half the population, are unconnected to the road network in Zambia, the World Bank said.
