AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri has described government’s move to allow the importation of maize as a forward-planning measure aimed at ensuring that no citizen dies of hunger due to the drought situation. In a recently issued notice, Mtolo disclosed that government had granted authority for the importation of white and yellow non-genetically modified maize grain for both human and industrial consumption for the period April 2024 to April 2025. He encouraged citizens to take up this business opportunity by sourcing non-genetically modified white and yellow maize grain. “The President of the Republic of Zambia, His Excellency Mr Hakainde Hichilema declared a state of national disaster and emergency arising from the drought that affected the 2023/2024 farming season. Following this declaration,...