Farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in Kalomo district in Southern Province have not been paid their money.
And the FRA has allegedly failed to pay transporters it engaged to transport the
produce to the nearest satellite depots.
Kalomo Central Constituency Member of Parliament Request Mutanga has disclosed.
He told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that farmers are disappointed with the
delay in paying them their dues.
Mr. Mutanga said farmers are now wondering as to when they are likely to be paid
their money.
The MP expressed fears that farmers in the area would not be able to plan properly
ahead of the forth-coming planting season.
Mr. Mutanga, however expressed happiness that the Agency managed to get all the
grain in the district.
The law-maker is now appealing to Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and
co-operatives to consider funding the Agency so that farmers in Kalomo could be
paid.
”Farmers in my constituency who supplied maize to the FRA have not been paid their
dues up to now. Also transporters have not been cleared. I’m therefore appealing to
fund the Agency because farmers are crying to me in an effort to be paid,” Mr.
Mutanga said.
