Police in Southern Zambia have arrested two farmers, of Kazungula District for being in possession of counterfeit maize seed.
The dual Clever Mweetwa, aged 56, and Mr. Oment Manengu, aged 48, both were found in possession of 36 by 10kg bags of maize seed packaged in SeedCo-labelled bags.
During interviews, the farmers disclosed that they had bought the seeds from Ms. Loveness Chisola, aged 35, of Mawaya Compound, Kalomo, at K600 per bag who was also apprehended during search.
Ms. Chisola claimed that she had ordered the seeds from an unknown person at Kabesha Market in Chibolya Compound, Lusaka.
By Gabriel Josias Muuba
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