STATEHOUSE Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says government has been conducting nationwide checks to assess progress in the payment of farmers for crops supplied during the last farming season. Hamasaka says reports from the field further indicate that payments are indeed reaching farmers, although the process has been slower in some instances. Earlier this month, government assured the nation that it would fully settle the debt owed to farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) by January 10, 2026. And in an interview on Monday, Food Reserve Agency (FRA) Board Chairman Suresh Desai disclosed that it had paid 99 percent of the farmers that supplied maize to the Agency. In a statement, Wednesday, Hamasaka said President Hakainde...
