By SILUMESI MALUMOHUNDREDS of bags of maize stuck in various depots in rural parts of Petauke have been soaked by the rains.Farmers had complained recently about the delay by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in providing empty grain sacks after they spent about three months at various depots.In an interview yesterday, newly elected Patriotic Front (PF) Kaumbwe constituency Member of Parliament Dr Aaron Mwanza disclosed that bags of maize have been soaked while farmers are waiting for FRA to buy the produce.Dr Mwanza said reports have reached him of farmers complaining about the predicament.He said the situation is saddening because many people depend on the commodity for their survival.Dr Mwanza said if the FRA had bought all the maize stock at depots such a situation would not have occurred.“I have been following up this matter and I have received reports that a number of bags have been soaked.“This situation could have been avoidable if […]
HUNDRED BAGS OF MAIZE IN VARIOUS DEPOTS SOAKED
