The Food Reserves Agency FRA has bought sixteen-million bags of maize at cost of over One-trillion Kwacha in the 2010 marketing season which ended on 30 October.
FRA Executive Director Anthony Mwanaumo said the FRA has already paid over nine-hundred billion Kwacha to farmers for their maize.
Dr. Mwanaumo appealed to farmers not to panic as the FRA has secured enough money to pay for all the maize the FRA has bought from them.
Dr. Mwanamo was speaking to ZNBC News yesterday after taking journalists on a conducted tour of newly-constructed storage sheds at Chambishi.
The Chinese government funded the construction of the storage facilities in Kalomo , Katete, Mbala, Kasempa , Kapiri Mposhi,and Chisamba at a cost of eleven-point-six million United States Dollars .
DR Mwanaumo said the completion of the sheds in Chambishi has increased Zambia’s storage capacity to ninety-eight thousand metric tonnes.
He said all the maize in outlying areas of the country has been secured using tarpaulins in readiness for hauling to storage sheds.
[ ZNBC ]
WELL DONE MMD GOVERNEMENT.SHAME ON SATANA AND HIS CURSES IT WILL GO IN VAIN.
The opposition must be ashamed of their shallow criticism. Things are clearly happening in zambia. The roads, hospitals, schools, construction, etc etc. Viva MMD