Sat, 05 Aug 2017 10:15:38 +0000 By BENNIE MUNDANDO CONSULTATIONS on the possibility of increasing the maize floor price between the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) and the Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) yesterday hit a snag as the two failed to reach a conclusive ending with FRA pledging to take the matter to its board. Last week, ZNFU told farmers to hold on to their maize and not sell a single grain to the FRA until a meeting to resolve the commodity price between the two institution was held. ZNFU contended that the K60 per 50-kilogramme bag price pegged by FRA was a mockery. On Thursday, ZNFU president Jervis Zimba appealed to farmers to exercise patience as the union was exploring all possible channels of engagement with the FRA over the maize marketing floor price which he said was not cost-reflective and created room for exploitation. But in a joint statement yesterday, ZNFU and FRA […]
