The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) is expected to purchase 16,500 metric tonnes of white grade A maize from farmers in Kalomo district of Southern province. Kalomo District Commissioner Joshua Sikaduli disclosed this when he officiated at a three day 2026 FRA pre-season training workshop for depot clerks. Mr Sikaduli has urged the engaged satellite depot clerks to be orderly, professional and polite in the manner they do this year’s crop marketing season.
He has warned that his office will not tolerate any indiscipline among FRA staff who may disrespect small scale farmers, who bring their produce for sale at the over 50 depots to be established in the district. ‘’Last year we experienced a lot of challenges and I hope the agency has done its planning to avert these precedents. Make sure that all those who are on FISP are allowed to bring ten by 50 kilogram bags of maize to the depots so that they automatically down-pay their obligation in accordance with circular CM 11 of 2024,’’ Mr Sikaduli noted.
FRA has this marketing season officially announced that all farmers who will supply their produce need to either open bank or mobile accounts, where their money will be channeled. FRA Executive Director Justin Chuunka earlier announced that the maize marketing season is expected to start in June to October this year, across the 1,700 depots across the country, under the collaboration of satellite depot coordinating and integrity committees,. A grz of speculayionRather tell us how many you have received NOT expected
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