Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:54:08 +0000 By MAILESI BANDA GLOBAL Industries Limited will in the 2018/2019 crop marketing season buy 100,000 tons of soya beans from small scale farmers through an out grower scheme organised by the National Union for Small-scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ). Union director general, Frank Kayula also revealed that the newly found market for cotton will stimulate growth in the sub sector adding that farmers would now increase production from the current 300,000 metric tonnes to over two million tons in the next two years. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation, he described as unfortunate that a farmer is currently making about K1 to K3 per day from the set national price of maize adding that creating more markets for crops would help the farmer improve their livelihood. “The association will engage farmers in out-grower schemes for cotton that will enable them sell their produce to global industries.” “We […]
