Warning Against Selling Maize to Middlemen at Low Prices

Muhtasari

• Speaking to journalists at his office, Mr Ndile said farmers should remain patient and avoid disposing of their maize at unfair prices before official purchasing arrangements are announced.
• SONGEA: SONGEA District Commissioner, Wilman Kapenjama Ndile has urged maize farmers to avoid selling their harvest to middlemen at low prices as they await the government’s official indicative maize purchase price.
• The government is expected to announce the indicative maize buying price this August.
• I urge farmers not to rush into selling their maize to middlemen at low prices while waiting for the official price,” he said.
• He further warned brokers against selling National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) sacks, stressing that the bags are provided free of charge at maize purchasing centres.