Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Zambia to export 200,000 tonnes maize to DRC, Namibia

(Reuters) - Zambia's government will allow a farmers' group and three other associations to export a total of 200,000 tonnes of white maize to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Namibia, an industry official said on Tuesday.

The Grain Traders of Zambia (GTA), the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU), Millers Association of Zambia (Maz) and the state Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will be given permits to export 50,000 tonnes of surplus maize and ground maize each, Maz general secretary Allan Sakala said.


Read more at Reuters Africa

No comments: