THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says government’s cheap mealie meal intervention, through the Zambia National Service (ZNS) and the Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS), has negatively impacted commercial millers. In an interview, Thursday, MAZ president Andrew Chintala lamented that ZNS and ZCS were accessing cheaper maize than the commercial millers. “First of all, I think we need to appreciate one thing here, government made a very serious call at the start of the season that millers should go out and ensure that they secure enough maize to support their production throughout the period. And I think I am on record of having echoed the same from the Ministry of Agriculture or government per se. So, what we did is that we...

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