ZAMBIA Consumer Association (ZACA) executive secretary Juba Sakala says Zambians cannot start changing their eating habits now when they have grown up eating nshima. Speaking in the National Assembly, Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri said government was promoting food diversification because it wanted people to start changing their eating habits. He added that mealie meal would find its proper price on the market when people adopt healthier eating habits. But in an interview, Thursday, Sakala said it was cheaper to grow maize than any other crop. “It’s surprising! What was he driving to? You know, we’ve been brought up eating maize meal and in a general term, it is cheaper to grow maize meal than any other crop. And where...

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