THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says it is alive to President Hakainde Hichilema’s call that it should start purchasing maize, but has stressed that it will only do so when the moisture content hits 12.5 per cent. But the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has raised concern with the Agency’s failure to announce the floor price despite guidance from the President. Speaking during a press briefing, Monday, FRA Board Chairperson Suresh Desai said the moisture content had not hit the required standard of 12.5 per cent. “We’re very much alive to the calls by our Head of State for the Agency to announce the price and to begin opening up our buying depots and take in the maize. I have…
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