The K340 FRA price a double tragedy – Sean Tembo
Tonse Alliance Spokesperson Sean Tembo says the maize floor price announced by Food Reserve Agency (FRA) is not addressing anything. Tembo says the K340 for a 50kg price for maize…
Stakehoders in Agriculture sector receive 2022 crop price set by FRA with mixed reactions
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have received the 2022 crop price set by the Food Reserve Agency –FRA-with mixed reactions. The FRA has pegged its maize purchasing price for the…
Mutati named in $52 million scandal
Former Minister of Finance and now Minister of Technology and Science, Felix Mutati has been fingered as being at the center of the $52million paid as penalties for a contract…
Farmers storm minister’s office demanding payment for grain supplied to FRA
Farmers in Luapula Province have stormed the Provisional Minister Derrick Chilundika’s offices demanding payment for the grain they supplied to the Food Reserve Agency. Last month, the government through the…
FRA sets its maize buying price at K150
The Food Reserve Agency will this year a 50 kilogramme bag of maize at K150, which is K40 more than last marketing season. This follows the announcement of offer prices…
MAZ engaging gvt over prices of mealie meal
The Millers Association of Zambia says it has been engaging government and other stakeholders on the need to further reduce the prices of mealie meal in the country. Millers Association…
FRA to be allocated more funds to buy grain- Lungu
President Edgar Lungu says the Food Reserve Agency -FRA- will be given enough money to buy crops from farmers. Lungu said this in Chisamba today when he launched the distribution…
FRA to decentralise operations
The Food Reserve Agency-FRA -is considering decentralising its operations by introducing mobile satellite depots for buying of maize from farmers in order to enhance efficiency in service delivery. Commenting on…