THE government has a serious task at hand to resolve the food (mealie-meal) crisis which has hit almost all major towns.For many Zambians, food means having mealie-meal and it is this national staple food, which government has to ensure is available to its population. People are not asking that the mealie-meal be given free to them but that it should be made available and at affordable prices.The developments leading up to this current mealie-meal crisis can be traced back to the 2021/22 agricultural marketing season when the first delay of inputs distribution manifested.This was further compounded by a chaotic input procurement and distribution for 2022/23 when things fell apart. Not only were the procurement processes cancelled on more than two occasions but this also ended up in court.Clearly this did not bode well for agriculture sector and in particular the farming sector dealing in the production maize.The foundation of any national food security lies in […]
MEALIE MEAL CRISIS
