By PRISCA LUMINGU in ChipataGOVERNMENT has warned that it would not hesitate to blacklist millers that are colluding with traders to smuggle mealie meal across borders.Agriculture Minister Reuben Mtolo Phiri said government would stop the supply of Food Reserve Agency-FRA maize to any miller that would be founding wanting in the smuggling of the commodity across the borders.“If we find any miller colluding with traders, either themselves directly or through traders taking mealie meal across our boarders, we are going to shut the supply of our maize to that particular miller,” Mr Phiri said.Mr Phiri said this yesterday after touring Kwacha Milling and Rainbow milling plants in Chipata, Eastern Province to check on the production and supply of mealie meal in the province.He said government’s interest was to ensure that the subsided maize being offloaded to the Millers by FRA at a cost of K200 for a 50kg bag benefits the locals.“We are giving them […]
Unscrupulous millers will be blacklist, Gov’t warns
