More than 300 bags of maize have gone to waste at Kazungula’s Manyemu-nyemu satellite depot in Southern Province after being soaked with rains.
The development has incensed District Commissioner Albert Chifita who wandered why maize was rotting when Government had given FRA tents for proper storage.
The District Commissioner also took to task a maize buyer Anderson Mfuzi who failed to give a logical answer on why the maize was soaked.
Mr. Chifita told Manyemu-nyemu residents that Government could not afford to waste resources by buying maize in bulk which would only go to waste saying such scenarios should be avoided.
But Kazungula District Cooperative Union Marketing Manager Mwachila Mwiinga expressed ignorance about the rotten maize.
Mr. Mwiinga said all the Depots were given tents and Manyemu-nyemu was given six tents to protect the maize bought.
He also revealed that at Ngwenzi Satellite Deport there was still maize awaiting collection because all transporters suspended the exercise due to the bad state of the road.
“For Ngwezi, we are in the process to talk to Mulobezi Railways to bring it here at the Holding Depot”, he said.
Mr. Mwiinga further assured the nation that the maize would not be soaked at the Holding Depot.
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A very sad development indeed.
What is sad about this. This is outright incompetence by the FRA.”The development has incensed District Commissioner Albert Chifita who wandered why maize was rotting when Government had given FRA tents for proper storage…The District Commissioner also took to task a maize buyer Anderson Mfuzi who failed to give a logical answer on why the maize was soaked.Bwana DC why take to task a maize buyer? Is a buyer responsible for storing the maize. By the way, wasn’t this DC the one who resigned to contest the Solwezi parliamentary seat, how come he has been re-appointed DC for Kazungula? Secretary to Cabinewt Joshua Kanganja should explain the “violation” of government policies.
Good agriculture policies results in Accidental bumper harvest…WOW…
Dont be surprised, MMD can even boast that the booming copper prices is due to their “good mining policies”
MMD = chimbwi no plan
Fellow citizens, we should not rash to condemn the Food Reserve Agency or indeed the government for everything. If 300 or slightly over of bags get soaked by accident, do we know how much is safely stored? We are aware that the Agency is the sole organisation responsible for buying all the maize from farmers across the country. We are aware of the 2.8 million tonnes, which gives as about 56,000,000 bags of maize when translated. Do you know the challenges the Agency goes through to ensure the crop is safe? Please let’s be realistic and try to bear with FRA. They are on the ground doing the work. Remember perfection is not an easy thing and I am sure even those castigating FRA are cannot be perfect.