The Food Reserve Agency confident of meeting the October 31st deadline for paying all farmers who sold maize to the agency.

The Food Reserve Agency FRA in Eastern Province is confident of meeting the October 31st deadline for paying all farmers, who sold maize to the agency.
Regional Marketing Coordinator, Godfrey Munyoro says that the agency owes farmers 55 billion Kwacha, which will be paid within this week.
Mr. Munyoro told Breeze News that the agency was given directives to ensure that payment to all farmers is done and that there is no way they would go against this.
He says that the FRA headquarters in Lusaka has indicated that the 55 billion Kwacha will be sent to Eastern Province before Friday.
And Mr. Munyoro also confirmed that the marketing exercise will close on October 31st.