Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:03:50 +0000 THERE is no cause for people to panic about food security because government has put in place measures to ensure that adequate maize stocks are secured to guarantee both household and national food security, Lusaka Province Minister Japhen Mwakalombe has said. Mr Mwakalombe, who is also Chongwe Member of Parliament, said there was a task force in place to ensure that all bogus people involved in the procurement or illegal exportation of maize from the country were dealt with by the law. “There’s no cause for people to panic about food security. Government has put in place measures for stopping illegal exportation of maize and the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has already procured some maize and is still procuring,’’ he said. As provincial minister he wanted to take it upon himself and have a chat with the law enforcement agency in making sure that in Lusaka no individual or a corporate […]
