Government, through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA), has so far disbursed K 2.8 Billion to Mazabuka district for the payment of farmers who sold their maize to the agency.
Mazabuka District Agricultural Coordinator, Richard Nambwalu, disclosed this to
ZANIS in Mazabuka today.
Mr Nambwalu said the steady release of funds and the lifting of the suspension on
maize purchase has cheered farmers.
He said the FRA has so far procured over 250,000 by 50 Kilogramme bags of maize,
beating the district target by over 45,000 bags.
Meanwhile, Mr Nambwalu has disclosed that the FRA has started transporting maize
from rural depots whose storage facilities are filled to capacity to create room for
the maize which is stacked outside the sheds.
He said the maize is being transported to the main depot in Kaleya area.
