RUKWA, March 11 -- PRIME Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba has directed ministries responsible for regulating crop trade, in collaboration with the Weights and Measures Agency (WMA) and buyers, to devise a roadmap that will ensure produce is purchased using standardised measurements and through instant payments only.

He noted that for a long time the traditional practice of selling crops in sacks or buckets has denied farmers their fair share due to inaccurate measurements, causing them to earn less money compared to the actual quantity of their produce.

“Let us move to a modern model that applies standardised measurements or packages with clear descriptions of official quantities,”

Dr Nchemba said yesterday while addressing resi...