Zambia boasts of 2 million metric tons of maize

Government through the Ministry of Agriculture has assured that the country has enough maize in stock than it would need for the whole year 2022.

Minister of agriculture Mtolo Phiri says this guarantees food security despite the poor rainfall pattern being experienced so far.

In a statement obtained by Q-News, Mr Phiri says the country has about 2 million metric tons of maize in storage facilities to date. 

He adds that the ministry is also seriously analyzing what to offload on the market from the storage facilities if any on a monthly basis.

The government has authorized the export of 1,177,500 metric tonnes of maize.

Meanwhile Kanchibiya member of parliament Sunday Chanda is calling on the minister of agriculture to provide a comprehensive update on the anticipated impact of the dry spell on next year’s agricultural production.

Mr. Chanda has also reiterated his call on government to suspend export of maize in order to remain food secure as a nation in view of the prevailing dry spell which has so far affected some fields in some parts of the country.