Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:31:34 +0000 By CHARLES MUSONDA WE will not release any maize to millers because there is still enough grain on the open market, says Food Reserve Agency (FRA) Executive Director Chola Kafwabulula. In an exclusive interview in Lusaka yesterday, Mr. Kafwabulula said FRA had 600, 000 metric tonnes of maize in strategic reserves and the grain was not committed to any party. “The maize we are talking about is from the last season whose production was 3.6 million metric tonnes. From this 3.6 million metric tonnes FRA bought only 517, 000 metric tonnes, leaving 3.1 million metric tonnes. Where has it gone? “In a year as a country we consume approximately 1.2 to 1.4 million metric tonnes. Now if we are remaining with 3.1 million metric tonnes and a year has not elapsed from the time this 3.6 million metric tonnes was produced, where has this 3.1 million gone?” Mr. Kafwabulula […]
