Zambia and Tanzania are the only two countries in the SADC region with a food surplus in the wake of crop failure caused by poor rainfall.
This came to light during a closed door sitting of the SADC Heads of State and Government Summit in Gaborone, Botswana.
And the SADC Heads of State and Government has praised Zambia and Tanzania for being the only two countries with a food surplus in the region.
The summit has since urged Zambia and Tanzania to put in place interventions to provide relief to persons that suffered crop failure in the 2014-2015 farming season.
ZNBC’s Bangwe Naviley reports that President Edgar Lungu’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda disclosed this to journalists after a closed door sitting of the summit.
And Mr Chanda said President Lungu is tomorrow expected to announce key interventions on food security and farmer productivity.
Zambia has been found with a positive food balance sheet following the looming hunger in the region.
He also said the fall in the commodity prices at the international market is affecting all Countries in the region including Zambia.
He also said the summit has urged Countries in the region to be cautious with borrowing to avoid disturbing their economies.
On energy, Mr. Chanda said SADC Chairperson and Botswana’s President Ian Khama has noted that poor rainfall is wrecking havoc in the region.
Do we have food surplus or we have wrong data about our crop harvest ?
We have more LIES from a lying PF Government!
But soon their lies will show they have short legs. Load shedding is just the start.
More Power Failures to come.
Zambia does have a surplus yes! Problem is and lies in the yearning for only FIVE FINGERS in Zambia. They shall not eat other foods like rice or potatoes. Everything begins and ends with Mugaiwa!
Those aguing go to any FRA shed and find out if there is maize for last year’s yield and if u find that there isn’t, the Post that. Have we had a deficit of the grain? Hell no! I can’t b surprised of those negative remarks since in Zambia even something which is true its lies. U r the ones lying by commenting falsely.