Farmers to flood market with maize
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) says the maize supply situation is likely to improve this month because the crop which was planted early by some…
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) says the maize supply situation is likely to improve this month because the crop which was planted early by some…
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has released 58,000 metric tonnes of white maize under the tripartite maize programme signed with the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) and…
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Sinazongwe
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the planned export of maize to the Democratic Republic of Congo will only be effected when there is enough grain for local consumption. (more…)
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka
FARMERS and grain traders have commended Government for formalising maize and mealie meal trade with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), saying the development will improve sustainability of the industry and contribute towards economic growth. (more…)
MELODY MUPETA, Kitwe
A FARMER of Serenje has lost K62,000 he raised from the sale of maize in Nakonde after a prostitute he allegedly picked to spend a night with stole the money as he was asleep. (more…)
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka
THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says there has been a short supply of maize on the open market, resulting in high production cost of mealie-meal. (more…)
THE gigantic rise in the price of maize by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) is the kind of welcome news that should spur production at all levels of farming. (more…)
PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka
GOVERNMENT is targeting to buy 300,000 metric tonnes of maize from farmers in this year’s crop marketing season compared to the 500,000 targeted last season. (more…)