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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> THE National Food Reserve Agency\u2014NFRA will be guided by the market price in setting up pricing of cereals, Agriculture Minister, Japhet Hassunga said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The minister told the National Assembly that it is unrealistic to set a cap price for cereals, which it buys from different farmers for the national food reserve.<\/p>\n

Last season, NFRA bought maize at between 350\/-and 500\/-per kilogram, an amount that was slightly higher in the local market. The local market had sold the same quantity of maize at between 200\/-and 170\/-.<\/p>\n

The agency, according to the minister, has been buying less than 2 per cent of the excess national cereals production due to limited storage capacity that stands at 251,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n

Nkasi-South Member of Parliament (MP), Desderius Mipata (CCM), initially wanted to know what pushes NFRA in setting prices for cereals it intends to buy from farmers.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker said farmers in Rukwa region have been producing maize at a cost of 700,000\/-per hectare.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cFarmers end up harvesting between 15-17 bags of maize. Despite the high cost of production, the national food reserve agency has been buying maize at a price of 380\/-per kilo, the amount that won\u2019t help farmers retain their investment cost,\u201d.<\/p>\n

NFRA is charged with ensuring food security by buying and reserving food crops that could respond to food shortage pushed by natural disasters in the country.<\/p>\n

The Minister said the agency has been buying food depending on available budget. He assured that the price announced by the agency considers the market price and production cost.<\/p>\n

The Minister further urged farmers to use modern farming technologies to reduce production costs and boost productivity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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