THE Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has insisted that FRA should revisit its decision not to buy soya beans during this year’s crop marketing season. FRA Board Chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya has, however, assured that the agency will buy the soya beans if it finds a good market for the product. On Wednesday, Hambwezya revealed that the agency did not intend on buying soya beans because it was sitting on 100,000 metric tonnes of the commodity. And addressing the media during the MoU signing for the supply of early maize between ZNFU and FRA, Friday, ZNFU president Jervis Zimba advised FRA to revisit its decision. “On soya beans, I think we have a national crisis. I want to remind you that...

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