Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
Dr. Frank Kayula
THE National Union for Small-scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ) has described as a mockery to farmers the K60 the Food Reserve Agency will pay for a 50kg bag of maize.
Union Director General Dr. Frank Kayula says government should have instead maintained last year’s price of K85 per 50kg to enable farmers realize a profit.
Dr. Kayula says it is sad to note that the Food Reserve Agency has gone the private sector way by offering a low price of K60.
He states that being a government agency, the FRA is supposed to support small scale farmers who are losing out.
Dr. Kayula has since called on the Food Reserve Agency to reconsider the price its offering.