Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:34:25 +0000 GOVERNMENT been challenged to explain the escalating mealie meal prices attributed to a shortage of maize at Food Reserve Agency (FRA). CARITAS Zambia Executive Director Sam Mulafulafu said government must urgently explain the maize shortage in the country. Mr. Mulafulafu said that government had a responsibility to explain to the nation the shortage of the commodity after the country had in the past three or four years recorded bumper harvests. Mr. Mulafulafu said that it was shocking to hear that there was a shortage when there were also reports of uncollected maize rotting. “They (government) should explain the shortage, it is clear that for the past seasons we have had bumper harvest. To date we are receiving information that there is uncollected maize which is rotting. So it will be in the best interest of the nation for the Minister of Agriculture to explain why we have these shortages […]
