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Minagri projects 300,000 tonnes of maize surplus

The Board Chairman of the Post Harvest and Storage Taskforce in the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI), Francois Nsengiyumva, has said that the ministry expects 300,000 metric tonnes of surplus maize by the end of this month. Nsengiyumva made the remarks as Premier Pierre Damien Habumuremyi toured the leading maize milling factory, MINIMEX on Monday.
Workers package flour at local milling firm MINIMEX. The milling company currently purchases maize from Tanzania. The New Times / Timothy Kisambira.
Workers package flour at local milling firm MINIMEX. The milling company currently purchases maize from Tanzania. The New Times / Timothy Kisambira.
Edwin Musoni