HICHILEMA’S GOVT MUST NOT SELL STRATEGIC NATIONAL MAIZE RESERVES AGAIN
We note that those in government are calling for more food production, which is a good idea, but we would like to caution Mr Hichilema and his administration not to ever sell our strategic national maize reserves again.
We say this because previously, they sold a significant portion of our national maize reserves, a miscalculation that ignited serious public concern amidst the country’s food crisis. Prior to this, we had guided them not to do it but they went ahead and created a national food crisis, which saw staple food prices escalating by a significant amount.
No doubt, this poorly advised decision, coupled with a severe drought that hit several districts in the country, led to a substantial food deficit in the country.
Typical of the UPND government, they tried to justify that they sold the maize from the national reserves to repay farmers who had supplied the grain to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) during the 2023/2024 marketing season. But still that did not absolve them from their monumental failure to secure and guarantee food security.
We hope lessons were learnt that we should never sell our national maize reserves as those are meant to cushion us during the challenging times. We also hope that this time around, they will prioritize national food security over profits.
It’s irresponsible for our people to starve amidst plenty of food. The projected yields are good so, let that translate into affordable mealie meal prices too.
Fred M’membe
Learn to appreciate and praise where it’s due. The man has overseen a bamper harvest. Go show us your harvest? This year muzanenepa, matako ya zachoka this year.
Show us your farm and how many bags of maize you are going to sell to our milers to chase hunger in the country.Don`t be a joker ba Fred.You are not in a position tell the government how much to sell…
So says the man that evaded taxes and run down three institutions. Now he wants to tells….ungakambechani iwe Mmembe? Sit down…
Advise us on post newspaper not farming fuledi
YOU CAN TELL THAT THE SO CALLED OPPOSITION IS RUNNING OUT OF WHAT TO CRITISIZE GOVERNMENT ON BUT LEAVING IN THE PAST.
SORRY FRED, THE COUNTRY HAS MOVED ON WITH HH IN THE ‘SADDLE’.
THIS COUNTRY NEEDS A GOOD LEADER AND THAT LEADER FOR NOW AND FUTURE IS HH, UNTIL ONE WHO WILL BE LIKE HIM IS FOUND. SUCH LEADERS ARE RARE TO FIND.
very true
Hhmm ba M’membe still talking of 2019 maize grain to day. Run out of critiques!
Am sure it’s a way of saying;
CONGRATULATIONS HH FOR THE BUMPER HARVEST. (Never expected)
This has really shocked the Opposition because they prayed for drought, dry dams, famine and extreme HUNGER in the country for them to campaign on old story of sell of maize in next year 2026…Mwanyala!
Bally is fixing. Ushitasha mwana wa ndoshi.
Even M’membe and lndigo Tyrol who are 100% critics of HH are appreciating indirectly nishi nafwiwama.
Can you just imagine for a while if this drought situation found us with an irresponsible government- Disaster.
HH quick thinking Commanded:
*ZNS and ZAF to go into food production in times of peace and they have done so well kudos the Security Wings–Kwenyu!
*Rehabilitation and construction of dams–Kwenyu!
* Declared NO ONE SHOULD DIE OF HUNGER..Food for work, enhanced Social Cash Transfer and distribution of subsidized maize grain in all affected districts–Kwenyu!
*Distribution of farming inputs and equipment to DACO offices for communal use by farmers (a wonderful initiative) for more hecterage, bantu ba lima–Kwenyu!
* Introduction of irritated maize farming by giving irritation equipment resulting in HARVEST 3x in a season–Kwenyu!
* Working with Traditional Chiefs to give land for farming to ZNS and ZAF–Kwenyu!
*BUMPER HARVEST of about 3.6million metric tones of maize grain in just in one season ( never in history of Zambia even during good rain seasons)–BIGGER time Kwenyu!
*Wittinessing Mealie meal Price gradual drop–BIGGEST Kwenyu!
The ticking won’t stop. Lubambe deep mine ku Chililabombwe nayo–Kwenyu.
Then you say, HH is not working.. really?
What type of lenses are you wearing that views Kwenyus (✔️✔️)as crosses (XX)❓
CONGRATULATIONS BA KATEKA this is what it means by ukuteka chalo.
Now ba Kateka allow me to come and negotiate for 1 bull 3 instalments–✔️
Fred M’membe’s remarks about the plentiful maize and crop harvest this year appear to lack sincerity. The bumper harvest has left opposition political parties feeling discouraged, as a poor crop yield could have provided them with an opportunity to criticize and challenge the UPND government. They have started to propose that the government should strategically stockpile food, even though it is the government’s responsibility to uphold national strategic food reserves.
It seems that the opposition political parties have run out of ideas, and their criticisms are unfounded.