Farmers who sold maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in the 2025 crop marketing season in Kasenengwa district have started receiving their money.
Speaking in an interview with the media, District Commissioner Rachael Phiri said a total of 3,180 farmers have been paid their monies amounting to over K13.4 million as of last week.
Ms Phiri has since appealed to the farmers that have not yet been paid to exercise patience as the government was working round the clock to ensure that they receive what is owed to them.
“A total of 3,180 farmers that supplied maize to the FRA have received their monies as of last week amounting to K13, 457,980. The payments are on-going and I appeal to the farmers that have not yet been paid to exercise some patience as the government is doing everything possible to ensure that they get what is due to them,” she said.
She further said the agency managed to buy a total of 287,869 bags of maize weighing 50 kilograms each in all the 20 satellite depots that were opened during the just ended marketing season.
The District Commissioner added that the government has secured all the maize hence there is no need to worry about the commodity getting soaked as.
Ms Phiri also meanwhile commended the farmers in the district for turning up in large numbers to sell their maize to the agency saying government normally purchases for strategic reserves.
