AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri says although Zambia is GMO free, people should not demonise genetically modified products because the country has some tolerance levels for some foods like cornflakes. And Phiri says government is hopeful that the northern region will produce enough maize to cover the deficit that may result from the crop failure in other parts of the country. Speaking in the National Assembly, when he asked a question by Nkana Independent member of parliament Binwell Mpundu whether he could confirm that the Zambian government was importing GMO mealie meal and selling it to the Congolese people through ZNS, Phiri could not give a direct answer. “Madam Speaker, I am aware and it is true that ZNS is offloading...

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