Government has commenced the construction of grain storage sheds, throughout the country, under the Chinese concession loan facility.
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Dr. Brian Chituwo, who officiated at the ground breaking ceremony in Kapiri Mposhi today, said that the exercise is in line with government’s commitment to agricultural development through improved market infrastructure.
Dr. Chituwo said the construction of the grain storage sheds will help small scale farmers in rural areas to have access to markets for their produce.
He said that government attaches great importance to the agricultural sector because of the critical role it plays in the development of the country’s economy.
Speaking earlier Food Reserve Agency (FRA) Board Chairman, Costain Chilala said that the Agency is pleased to be the recipient of these facilities because of the need for additional storage sheds in the country.
Mr. Chilala said that availability of adequate and good quality storage facilities in the production and consumption areas is vital for national food security.
He said that once completed the sheds will go a long way in minimizing the losses and costs that result from poor storage facilities.
A total of eight districts will benefit from this project, which will result in the addition of 98,000 metric tones of secure storage capacity.
The construction programme of storage sheds will be under taken by CAMCO International at the cost of US $11.6 million.
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Not bad at all. I only hope there are no strings attached.
Hey bloggers.. I hear Teta has been evacuated to Milpark Hospital in RSA.. Howz that??? why not UTH????????
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Another HIPC on the way, borrowing and borrowing and borrowing!
Send one manda manda to SA to go bring Tetamailo back!
After ba RB ba touring ba touring elyo baibukisha ati, iye, the elections are just around the corner and I have not yet started implementing all that I promised. And the knees say, not so fast. We can’t manage.
#Thenji Stevens (Mrs), ba Teta is running away from a case. He has also been taken to ACC.
#3 YOU ARE THE MAN THANKS FOR THAT INFOOO!!!!!!!!!
Loan? why not pay cash.
Or better yet, why not grant and for building silos not sheds? I am under the impression that silos have longer life span
There is nothing for nothing donot work hard just to be given; that is wrong thinking in our minds as Zambians we must learn to de velope our own skills to do our own works not depending on other nationalities
THE National Constitutional Conference (NCC) yesterday failed to agree on terms and conditions when a Government loan should be laid before Parliament.
This was the second time that the gathering reached a stalemate on the matter after last Tuesday’s debate, prompting chairperson of the conference, Chifumu Banda to defer the debate to next week.
The plenary session of the NCC was discussing Article 311 of the report of the committee on Public Finance dealing with the Budget Act.
Some members supported the clause stating that it would control unnecessary Government borrowing while those against it said it would derail national development.
Contributing to the debate, Siavonga MP, Douglas Syakalima (UPND) said it would be wrong for the Article to be enshrined in…
Contributing to the debate, Siavonga MP, Douglas Syakalima (UPND) said it would be wrong for the Article to be enshrined in subordinate clauses.
Mr Syakalima said that since the issue was paramount, it should be enshrined in the Constitution.
“Let this clause be enshrined in the Constitution because this is what the people want. It is important that the House is clear about the conditions of the loans,” Mr Syakalima said.
His Monze counterpart, Jack Mwiimbu supported him and cited Ghana where Parliament had a role to play in the procurement of loans.
Similarly, he said it would be beneficial if Zambia followed suit.
But Vice-President, George Kunda argued that there were about 10 statutes that looked at loan procurement.
Petauke Central MP, Dora Siliya (MMD) argued…
Petauke Central MP, Dora Siliya (MMD) argued that whenever the executive borrowed money, they were still accountable to Parliament.
But owing to time constraints, Mr Banda reminded the delegates that the matter needed to be concluded when sitting resumes next week.
THE National Constitutional Conference (NCC) has referred the matter on whether the Minister of Finance should present before Parliament terms and conditions of a loan to be contracted by the Government to a referendum.
This followed failure to reach a consensus on the matter which had been discussed from last week.
NCC chairperson, Chifumu Banda announced yesterday said that in the absence of consensus and failure to win a vote by two-thirds of the delegates, such an issue should be referred to a referendum.
“No agreement was reached over that issue and so it will be determined by the referendum,” Mr Banda said.
He said that Section 17 of the NCC Act guides to delegates on matters that should be referred to a referendum and the issue of the Minister of Finance informing…
He said that Section 17 of the NCC Act guides to delegates on matters that should be referred to a referendum and the issue of the Minister of Finance informing Parliament the condition of a loan had been debated for some time but without agreement
Source Times of Zambia archives
Intrest is for gains, so what are they going to gain from this venture, they are not intrested in us , no way.
… do we ever use our tax payer money for anything. Everyday ZRA collects more money than expected. We are heavily taxed; yet we get no government services, we pay heavy taxes on fuel, no roads, heavy import and excise duty, yet no industries; where does our taxpayers money go. Must we always rely on donors. Imagine if in your house you constantly lived off of boronwing from your neighbour. On several days you will fail to pay him back. It is on those days when you will offer up your wife to settle your debt and borrow even more moeny. Who will you offer up, your children, your mother. The whole house?
Let he who has wisdom, listen.
why are we wasting time!!! our own politicians will never develop zambia or, better yet, put a robust system of government that will aid/support/enhance zambia’s development. we need to sell zed to china or taiwan yesterday already. g.r.z stop playing with peoples lives.
hey wina umodzi, I would go for brave Taiwan.