The early purchase of maize by the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) at K200 per 50kg bag has triggered outrage among farmers, with fears that the low price could destroy farmer profits and threaten Zambia’s ambitious 10 million metric tonnes maize production target. Farmers say the proposed buying price is too low and does not match the rising cost of fertiliser, seed, fuel, labour, transport, irrigation, and mechanisation. Speaking in an interview with the Zambian Business Times (ZBT), Agriculture Climate Action Foundation Executive Director Oliver Kandela Bulaya warned that low maize prices could discourage farmers from producing more maize in...
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