MINISTRY of Agriculture permanent secretary Green Mbozi says fertiliser prices may be reduced but not to K250 for a 50 kg bag as promised during campaigns, adding, at least not this year. Asked in an interview if fertiliser prices would be reduced to the amount which was promised by the President during campaigns, Thursday, Mbozi said prices would reduce but not to those levels, even if the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia was revamped. “It’s not as simple as that. For instance, let us talk about Urea, do you know how Urea is produced? Urea is produced from natural gas and we don’t produce natural gas here. So if the prices have to come down, it means we have to get...

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