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== Industry == | == Industry == | ||
Agriculture and fishing are the traditional occupations of the area, and a commercial farming area extends along the edge of the Kafue Flats for 35 km north-west of the town. Commercial fishing operations of any size are limited to fish farming. Kafue has a larger proportion of manufacturing industries compared to most of the towns outside the Copperbelt Province.The Town has an industrial estate with housing and services called '''Kafue Estates'''. The industries in Kafue include;<ref name="WB"/> | Agriculture and fishing are the traditional occupations of the area, and a commercial farming area extends along the edge of the Kafue Flats for 35 km north-west of the town. Commercial fishing operations of any size are limited to fish farming. Kafue has a larger proportion of manufacturing industries compared to most of the towns outside the Copperbelt Province.The Town has an industrial estate with housing and services called '''Kafue Estates'''. The industries in Kafue include;<ref name="WB"/> | ||
* Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (Agricultural [[fertiliser]]s) | * [[Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia]] (Agricultural [[fertiliser]]s) | ||
* Bata [[Tanning|Tannery]] (shoe leather) - No longer operational. | * Bata [[Tanning|Tannery]] (shoe leather) - No longer operational. | ||
* [[Textiles|Textiles - Kafue Textiles - No longer operational.]] | * [[Textiles|Textiles - Kafue Textiles - No longer operational.]] | ||
