Luapula Chamber of Commerce Immediate Past President Emmanuel Munsanje has indicated that Zambia cannot rely solely on the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to absorb maize produced by farmers if the country is to achieve its target of producing 10 million metric tonnes by 2031. Speaking in an interview with the Zambian Business Times-ZBT, Munsanje said Government needed to strengthen the FRA model while creating more opportunities for private buyers to purchase maize from small-scale farmers within and outside the country. He said depending heavily on FRA limited farmers’ marketing options because the agency could only purchase quantities determined by its...
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