The production of maize — or corn as it is known in other parts of the world — is an even bigger issue in the mining region of the Copperbelt and metropolitan areas like the capital, Lusaka, where large working populations rely on the commercial supply of the product. 
Uzalishaji wa mahindi ni shughuli nyeti katika maeneo yanazalisha dhahabu kama Copperbelt pamoja na maeneo mengine muhimu kama mji mkuu, Lusaka, ambako idadi kubwa ya watu wanategemea sana mahindi.