Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:37:15 +0000 By Sandra Machima PRESIDENT Lungu should not let people with bad intentions destroy the agricultural sector, and maize production in particular because the nation stands to suffer, traditional leaders have appealed. Traditional leaders have asked the President to intervene in the crop marketing of maize and ensure that farmers are not bankrupt. Most chiefs revealed that there is growing resentment against the government from farmers and that the President needs to know the truth so that he can intervene to protect the sector. Most traditional leaders interviewed said Government has to reconsider the recently announced Food Reserve Agency (FRA) crop marketing maize floor price set at K60 for a 50-kilogramme bag of white maize to avoid the crisis of maize in the near future. Chief Sinazongwe of the Tonga people in Southern Province told the Daily Nation that the maize price was not favourable and had intimidated some farmers from engaging into maize farming activities. […]
