BAMB eyes 48 000 tonnes from farmers for 2011

Senior BAMB officials will soon conduct their annual seasonal outlook and projections, which will determine the prices the parastatal will offer farmers for the 2010/11 farming season.  The prices will then be offered to farmers by way of contracts, which when signed indicate the amount and type of commodity to be delivered and the price the BAMB will pay.

The contracts thus provide market security for farmers and insulate them against downward fluctuations in the price of commodities.