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1Zambia Fixes Maize Price Again, Flustering World Bank This post is part of our International Relations & Security coverage.Noferan'i Zambia Indray Ny Vidin'Ny Katsaka, Ka Mahasorena Ny Banky Mondialy
2A giant Nshima pot, Zambia 2008.Maharitrafo goavana fahandroana Nshima, Zambia 2008.
3Photo by blogger Mark Hemsworth (used with permission)Saripika Mark Hemsworth (nahazoana alalana)
4Nshima, the stodgy porridge-like substance cooked out of maize-meal, has divided families and triggered food riots in Zambia at one time or other.Efa nampisaraka fianakaviana nahatonga rotaka ara-tsakafo tao Zambia tsindraindray ny Nshima, zavatra nahandroana vita avy amin'ny koban-katsaka.
5This is why subsequent governments have kept a keen eye on the growing, harvesting, buying and selling of maize-meal to consumers.Izay no antony mahatonga ny fitondrana taty aoriana manara-maso ny fambolena, fiotazana, fividianana sy fivarotana ny koban-katsaka amin'ny mpanjifa.
6The production of maize - or corn as it is known in other parts of the world - is an even bigger issue in the mining region of the Copperbelt and metropolitan areas like the capital, Lusaka, where large working populations rely on the commercial supply of the product.Lohahevitra lehibe kokoa any amin'ny faritra mpitrandraka tahaka an'i Copperbelt sy ny faritra be mponina mifamezivezy toy ny any Lusaka renivohitra, ny famokarana katsaka satria miankina amin'ny fivarotana azy io ny ankamaroan'ny olona miasa any.
7Accordingly, maize determines the political direction of the nation.Mifanaraka amin'izany koa, ny katsaka no mamaritra ny tondro politikan'ny firenena.
8In May, the World Bank urged the Zambian government not to interfere in determining the floor prices of maize sold by farmers to the Food Reserve Agency and other interested parties in the agri-business chain.Nandrisika ny fitondrana Zambiana ny Banky Mondialy tamin'ny volana mey mba tsy hitsabaka amin'ny alalan'ny famerana ny vidin'ny katsaka farany ambony indrindra amidin'ny tantsaha amin'ny Sampandraharahan'ny Tahirin-tsakafo sy amin'ireo hafa tafiditra ao amin'ny rojon'ny fandraharahana ara-pambolena.
9Despite such calls, the Ministry of Agriculture announced this year's floor price of maize at K65,000 (about $13 USD) per 50 kilo bag.Na dia eo aza izany antso izany, nanambara ny vidin'ny katsaka ambony indrindra amin'ity taona ity ny Minisiteran'ny Fambolena mba ho K65.
10World Bank country director for Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe, Kundhavi Kadiresan criticized the decision and claimed that poor Zambian farmers were being exploited as some traders were buying maize from them in anticipation of re-selling it at a higher price to the state-run Food Reserve Agency.000 (eo ho eo amin'ny 13 dolara amerikana) ny vidin'ny lasaka-na 50 kilao. Nitsikera ny fanapahan-kevitra ny talen'ny Banky Mondialy any Zambia, Malawi ary Zimbabwe, Atoa Kundhavi Kadiresan amin'ny filazany fa ambakaina ny tantsaha Zambiana mahantra satria efa mividy katsaka any amin'izy ireo amin'ny fikendrena hivarotra azy indray amin'ny vidiny ambonimbony kokoa any amin'ny Sampandraharahan'ny Fitehirizana Sakafo ny mpanangom-bokatra.
11Kadiresan also indicated that the World Bank is deeply concerned that not only does the government's policy fail to ensure the long term sustainable growth of the agriculture sector, it also does very little to create jobs and reduce poverty.Nomarihan'i Kadiresan ihany koa fa manahy tokoa ny Banky Mondialy tsy noho ny tsy fisian'ny politikam-panjakana maharitra hanohanana ny fitomboam-bokatra eo amin'ny fambolena ihany, fa kely loatra ihany koa ny famoronan'asa sy ny fampihenana ny fahantrana vitany.
12Kadiseran could be excused.Azo afahan-tsiny ihany i Kadiseran.
13Zambia's agriculture sector revolves around maize, never mind the growing of other crops and livestock.Miodina eo amin'ny katsaka manko ny tontolon'ny fambolena any Zambia, tsy lazaina ny voka-mpambolena sy fiompiana hafa.
14The bulk of the maize is grown by peasant farmers who are faced with regular droughts during the rainy season, an unreliable and expensive supply of fertilizer, and difficulties transporting the commodity to markets.Vokarin'ny tantsaha miatrika haintany mahazatra mandritra ny fotoanan'ny orana, miatrika fahalafosana sy tsy fahampian'ny zezika ary ny fahasarotan'ny fitateram-bokatra mankany an-tsena ny ankamaroan'ny katsaka vokatra.
15In 1986, Zambians in the Copperbelt and Lusaka regions rioted because the price of maize increased several fold when incomes were stagnant.Nirotaka ny Zambiana tany amin'ny faritra Copperbelt sy Lusaka tamin'ny 1986 fa niakatra dia niakatra ny vidin'ny katsaka nefa tsy nitombo ny fidiram-bola.
16Four years later, unrest over price increases even sparked a coup attempt.Efa-taona taty aoriana aza moa dia niteraka fikasana hanongam-panjakana ny fiakaran'ny vidiny.
17Announcing the new maize floor price, agriculture and livestock minister Emmanuel Chenda said:Niteny toy izao ny minisitry ny fambolena sy ny fiompiana Emmanuel Chenda nandritra ny fanambarana ny vidin-katsaka vaovao:
18We have taken this decision in order to protect the food security of the country and also to ensure that small-scale farmers are not discouraged from producing the crop in subsequent years… To ensure that Zambian maize is competitive on the international markets, the Government will ensure that production costs are reduced through, among other strategies, the provision of agricultural extension training and transportation for mobility to extension workers with a view to increasing productivity among the small-scale farmers.Nandray izao fanapahan-kevitra izao izahay hiarovana ny fitoniana ara-tsakafo eto amin'ny firenena sy mba tsy ho kivy amin'ny fambolena azy ihany koa ny tantsaha madinika amin'ny taom-pambolena manaraka, mba ho afa-mifaninana eo amin'ny tsena iraisampirenena ny katsaka zambiana, hobanjinin'ny fitondrana, ankoatra ny paikady hafa, ny fidinan'ny masonkarena amin'ny famokarana azy amin'ny alalan'ny fanapariahana ny fambolena sy ny fitaterana ireo mpiasan'ny fanapariahana mba hampitomboana ny famokarana eo amin'ny tantsaha madinika.
19Chenda also revealed that the Government was putting in place programs to build additional storage facilities as a long-term measure to avoid wastage under the Food Reserve Agency (FRA).Nambaran'i Chenda ihany koa fa eo am-pametrahana lamin'asa hananganana toera-panangonam-bokatra hafa ny fitondrana ao anatin'ny fandaharan'asa lavitr'ezaka ho fisorohana ny fandanindaniam-poan'ny Sampandraharahan'ny Fitehirizan-tsakafo (FRA).
20A few days before the minister's statement, the FRA had destroyed huge stocks of rotten maize in various districts of the country.Andro vitsivitsy mialoha ny fanambaran'ny minisitra manko, tahirin-katsaka lò maro dia maro any amin'ny distrika maro manerana ny firenena no nopotehin'ny FRA.
21Said Chenda:Nilaza i Chenda:
22I wish to inform the nation that most of the waste under the FRA we have been experiencing is due to inadequate and unsuitable storage facilities… In order to address this challenge, Government has begun to put in place programs to build additional storage facilities as a long-term measure.Tiako ny manambara amin'ny firenena fa ny ankamaroan'ny fahasimbam-bokatra eo ambany fitantanan'ny FRA hitantsika teo dia noho ny toerana fitehirizana tsy mifandraika amin'ny ilàna azy sy tsy manara-penitra… Ho fiatrehana izany fanamby izany, efa nametraka toera-panangonam-bokatra hafa ho fandaharan'asa lavitr'ezaka ny fitondrana