Fifty-six days into the 2026 maize buying season, some farmers taking maize to Food Reserve Agency (FRA) depots in Livingstone, Kazungula and Zimba are facing a reported cash-for-service system, with an anonymous source claiming some farmers are being asked to pay thousands of Kwacha before their grain is processed into the FRA system. Speaking in an interview with Zambian Business Times – ZBT, the source said farmers who arrive without money are being told that there are no empty bags or space, only for the situation to change when they request for money and the cash is offered. “It has...
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