By ROGERS KALEROGOVERNMENT must ensure that the country’s food security is not compromised following its decision to open up the borders and allow the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) to start selling maize to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a Kitwe Business Executive has warned .Augustine Mubanga said the DRC market was an ‘open gullet’ for maize and other foodstuffs and offers a lucrative market which could be irresistible to most millers and those selling the commodity in the neighbouring country.Mr Mubanga, who is a former Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors (AMSC) President, said in an interview in Kitwe at the weekend, that DRC being an ‘open gullet’ and offering an irresistible and lucrative market could easily make some millers to sell all their maize leaving nothing for local consumption.He said whilst the DRC was offering a lucrative market, it was important that government looked at ways of ensuring food security in the […]
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