ZAMBIA and Malawi have signed an agreement for the export of 200,000 metric tonnes of maize valued at $77 million. The signing of the agreement took place in Lilongwe, Malawi, and follows a recent telephone conversation between President Hakainde Hichilema and Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi, who had requested that Zambia reserve 200,000 metric tonnes of maize for his country. In a statement, Thursday, Ministry of Agriculture Principal Public Relations Officer Balewa Zyuulu said the agreement demonstrated the shared commitment of President Hichilema and his Malawian counterpart to strengthening regional cooperation in addressing pressing challenges such as food insecurity. “The government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to inform the nation and the general public that a maize...
