Wed, 15 Feb 2017 08:48:56 +0000 By Aaron Chiyanzo GOVERNMENT has permitted the Zimbabwean government to procure 10,000 metric tonnes of maize from Zambian farmers on a government-to-government deal, says Minister of Agriculture Dora Siliya. Speaking at a press briefing in Lusaka yesterday, Ms Siliya said that the Zimbabwean government had requested for 10,000 metric tonnes of maize to be procured from Zambian farmers. She said that Government had agreed to respond positively to Zimbabwe’s request after wide consultations within Government. Ms Siliya explained that Zimbabwe was in need of food for its people but that they had already bought the maize from Zambian farmers and were awaiting Government permission. She said the maize was not bought from Government nor the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) but from farmers across the country. Ms Siliya said that the Government was not directly involved in the transactions between the farmers and the Zimbabwean government, and that it […]
