By GIDEON NYENDWA THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) should come up with an alternative to mop-up the maize from farmers at their depots as they work at rectifying the challenges surrounding the procurement of standard grain bags before the grain goes to waste, Small-Scale Farmer Development Agency president Boyd Moobwe has said.Mr Moobwe urged the FRA to provide ordinary grain bags and buy the maize since rains had already started. The FRA has announced that it was facing challenges of empty grain bags since the excess quantity to be procured after meeting the target of 500, 000 metric tonnes of Grade A white maize was not planned for.FRA Public Relations Coordinator John Chipandwe said their grain bags were not ordinary bags but were unique bags that take a bit of time to manufacture because they are ultraviolet (UV) treated, nonslip, a quality which enables them not to slip or glide once stacked. Mr Chipandwe said FRA […]
FIND ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO GRAIN BAGS, FRA ADVISED
