The Food Reserve Agency has revealed that the recently introduced digital payments include withdrawal charges, allowing the farmers to receive payments through wallets and bank accounts. Confirming the development to the Zambian Business Times, FRA Public Relations Coordinator John Chipandwe said the move is aimed at improving efficiency, speeding up payments, and reducing the risks associated with handling large amounts of physical cash. Last year, several cases of farmers being robbed of their hard-earned money surfaced, raising concerns over FRA’s model of handling cash payments to the farmers. However, fresh concerns have surfaced over some parts of the country lacking...
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