GABRIEL ERASTUSTHE Agro-Marketing and Trading Agency (AMTA) through the National Strategic Food Reserves (NSFR) will be buying surplus mahangu left over from the last harvest, a Wednesday statement announced.
The statement calls on mahangu farmers to take their surplus mahangu to the nearest silo centre.
According to the statement, the ministry of agriculture has provided the funding for AMTA to buy all available locally produced mahangu grain, which was not bought by millers after the last harvest. The mahangu producers are requested to ensure that their mahangu is “clean and free from live insects”.
The agri marketing agency also stated that no permits would be issued for mahangu imports until all local surplus mahangu has been sold. Millers are also being encouraged to buy locally produced surplus mahangu, AMTA added.
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