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Zambia's debt crisis

We hear why copper-rich Zambia is struggling to pay millions of dollars in loan interest.

We hear why copper-rich Zambia is struggling to pay millions of dollars in loan interest. Laura Miti is executive director of the Alliance for Community Action, an NGO in Zambia which campaigns for improved transparency in government spending. And we get the perspective of the country's creditors from Kevin Daly, who is a member of the Zambia External Bondholder Committee, a group of lenders holding more than 40% of Zambia's bonds. Also in the programme, we look in depth at the implications of Denmark's move to cull its mink population, after a strain of coronavirus was found to have made its way from the animals into humans. Per Thyrrestrup tells us how the loss of his 70,000 mink will affect his livelihood. Professor Sam Sheppard, an expert in microbial genetics at the University of Bath, discusses why large intensive livestock farms can be breeding grounds for new strains of diseases. And Maria Lettini, executive director of FAIRR, which is a network of investors seeking to address sustainability issues in meat and protein supply chains, proposes changes to the way modern farming is done in an attempt to address the issue.
Plus, to mark World Kindness Day we hear from Kelly Allison, the founder of Corporate Kindness, about how she chose people over profit in her own business and now helps other companies to do the same.

(Picture: A Zambian flag. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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27 minutes

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Fri 13 Nov 2020 22:32GMT

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  • Fri 13 Nov 2020 22:32GMT