THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has announced that it will purchase a 50 kilogram bag of white maize at K150 during the 2021 crop marketing season. Speaking at a media briefing on the 2021 crop marketing arrangements, Monday, FRA board chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya further said the agency would buy a 50 kilogram bag of Soya bean at K500, while a 40 kilogram bag of paddy rice would be bought at K200. He said the farmers would be provided with a readily available market access closer to their localities through the 1,200 satellite depots to be established countrywide. “Farmers will get a reward for their labour which will entail more money in their pockets. There will be stimulation and growth of...

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