People have food in their homes – Admarc claims

Dec 20, 2016 Politics 68
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Admarc Malawi

Admarc chief executive officer Foster Mulumbe says Malawians have food in their homes that is why they are not buying maize from the corporation.

Mulumbe was responding to questions on low turnout of buyers at Admarc depots across the nation. He said they are not surprised with the low turnout because Malawians across the country have maize in their homes.

“There are a lot of thing contributing to the low turnout of customers to buy the grain from us, we can mention of donors and some well-wishers who are doing a good job helping people across the nation by giving them assorted items including food and maize so people have food in their homes then it’s difficult for them to waste money to buy other food from us,” said Mulumbe.

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Admarc claims people have maize. (File)

He however claimed that they have enough space to keep the maize if it is not being bought in different depots in country.

“We have enough space to preserve the maize. It’s good that we keep the maize for future use,” he added In recent weeks, people have been calling on government to reduce maize price in Admarc depots which is currently at K250/Kg. It is believed that the price, which is higher than the price of maize being sold by vendors, is the reason many people are not buying from Admarc.

But government said Admarc took a loan to purchase the maize hence needed to sell the maize at a high price in order to repay it.

However, the corporation may now have difficulties in repaying if it fails to sell the grain.

Mulumbe also admitted that there will be pressure for them because they were expecting to pay back the loan through money made from the sale of the maize.

Meanwhile Admarc has advised those willing to buy maize from them that their depots are always open during the day and will not be closed despite the low turnout.

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68 Comments

  1. Mulumbe is lying. The fact is that people are not buying maize from ADMARC
    because its too expensive. Please learn to say the truth.

  5. Atsogoleri Pliz tamaganizani ngati ndinu zika ya Mmalawi, Mau amenewa samayenera kuchokera kwa inu Ammulumbe. Timakutengani ngati ndinu munthu woganiza bwino koma apa Aaaaaa! Kaya?

  11. Then why is government looking for more money to buy food if people have food in there homes,this is careless talking if he has food on his table it does not mean everyone has.

  12. This is a very very stupit statement coming from this useless boss, sometimes when we talk we should be reasoning and use common sense.

  16. It is a sin and a crime to insinuate that people have maize. Prices in admarc are too exorbitant and some maize
    rotten as compared with vendors

  18. man koma mwa iwe umunthu ulimo? ndi ugalu wakowo uzaziona kuno ndikunja usaone ngat amalawi cheteyu ndikupusa ai iwenso ndiye uti?

  20. He is a fool. Imagine in Rumphi rural areas.. Tin of maize is at k3,500 and urban area at k4,700. When we go to admarc its at k5,000. Yet they expect us to buy their rotten grain??

  27. poor malawi nde chikafika k500 utani? ngati ili nkhuku, ingoswa mwana piyo malawi uyu atuluke mdzira ayambe kutola yekha ngati chili chiomba nkhanga chipasule chisacho mwana uyu Malawi auluke Akatole yekha Eeee Mpakaliti limene ziti zikomo Yehoha . Poor Malawi i think u were born to be a complener. ukakhuta umayiwaladi ma vuto then umatayilila. Ask Mabulundu mu Area yanuyo kaya 23, kawale ,Ndilande ,chiwavi & enawo. pliz!!!!

  28. Ameneyu Ndi Gwape Eeti? Mmene Chimanga Chikuduliramu Amati Tidzigura Ndi Miyara? Mapazi Ake Ndithu Ameneyu.

  31. Ngati ali ndi makobil asamanene chipongwee anthu alibe ndalama zogulira chimanga chaocho chokwera mtengocho . Ameneyo Mapazi agagache.i

  36. i cant believe this.so he dont know that it’s because people dont have money.i really wonder if we have readers that think about people first.

  44. very sad paja munthu zikakhala kuti sizikuyenda amayakhura zauchitsuru adakaona mmene amalawi akugulira chimanga mwamavenda sakadanena zimenezi ngati mavenda akugulitsa k200 iwo akugulitsa k250 ndiye amalawi agule ndani? shame Foster ambuye adzakulanga before too late you need to repent.

  48. their maize is too expensive. k250 per kg pomwe mavendor ndi k230 and below. For sure chimenecho akataya ngati mmene nawo #Amayi adawoletsera zaka zambuyomu or else chitsike mtengo before kuzatipatsa chaulere…

  51. Ninjani angagula ngoma za admarc mitengo wakukwezga ngati tose ndise wantchito zaboma? Those repoerts are not true many are sleeping empty stomach then one is saying we have maize is it understandable? Foolish

  54. munthu wosawuka sangakwanise kugula chimanga k250/kg, pamene mavenda akugulisira k200/kg,boma losaganizira anthu ake ili musise kaye mtengo

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