DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 16 -- THE National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) is undertaking its annual stock rotation programme, moving some half a trillion shillings worth of grains across the country.

The exercise aims to maintain food quality, manage storage capacity and ensure a steady supply for domestic needs. The Agency is set to sell 534,000 tonnes of high-quality grain from its national reserves under this years annual stock rotation programme.

This will include 500,000 tonnes of white maize, priced from 850,000/- per tonne depending on region and purchase volume and 34,000 tonnes of paddy rice at 1.1m/- per tonne. NFRA Chief Executive Officer, Dr Andrew Komba told the ‘Daily News on Thursday that the exercise is part of the agencys...