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Farmers urge ratification of agreement

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zambian farmers have urged the government to resolve outstanding issues over the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and sign the agreement as soon as possible to enable them to fulfil their export quotas, reports said on Thursday.

    The president of Zambia National Farmers Union, Ajay Vashee, said Zambia is currently expected to export 10,000 mt of soya beans, 1,500 mt of beef, 5,000 mt tons each of groundnut and soya bean cakes and two million litres of orange juice.

    Vashee said Zambian farmers have been waiting for two years for the government to sign the SACU agreement, a delay which has made farmers lose an opportunity to increase the quotas given under the South African veterinary protocol.

    SACU is made up of South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Botswana.

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