Sat, 27 May 2017 11:07:23 +0000 BY MAILESI BANDA ZAMBIA has the capacity to feed the Southern African region and beyond with the meali meal produced from local milling companies, Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) chairperson Andrew Chintala has disclosed. Mr. Chintala explained that Zambia currently had a 3.4 million tonnes commercial milling capacity per annum while Zambians only consumed 1,440,000 tonnes over the same period. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation, he disputed assertions by the Grain Traders Association of Zambia (GTAZ) that the millers had limited milling capacity and could not afford to produce mealie meal for export. “As MAZ we are disappointed by the remarks that we have limited milling capacity because we have the data base for commercial millers and the in-stored capacity is currently at 3.4 million-plus tonnes per annum and this does not include the solar milling plants being run by Zambia Cooperative Federation and other small […]
