PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the agriculture sector needs urgent attention, expressing disappointment over unresolved issues and urging public workers to change how they operate. Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Reuben Mtolo Phiri says he is not running away from paying farmers, insisting that government has made payments, though not to the extent the community would have loved. Speaking during the 2025 ZNFU Annual Congress on Thursday, President Hichilema said there was need for accountability in the public sector, stressing that officials should not wait to be forced into action. “We must give the farming agricultural sector serious attention, and I’m not happy that things we agreed should be resolved last time are still outstanding. I’m the first one to apologise for that,...