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    "id": 1059397,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1059397/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1), I seek a further Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on the plight of sugarcane farmers in the sugar belt region across the country. In the Statement, the Committee should- (i) Explain the major cause of delay in transporting sugarcane to the sugar companies after harvest, especially for the growers in areas like Navakholo and Muhoroni; (ii) State the measures that have been put in place to address this delay as well as the issue of delayed payment for delivered sugarcane considering that sugarcane farming is the only source of livelihoods for some of the farmers in this area; (iii) Explain the progress being made towards removing rogue sugarcane brokers from the market and enhancing seamless process of operations between farmers and sugarcane companies; and (iv) Outline the measures put in place, if any, to caution sugarcane farmers from losses they incur by failure or delay by these companies to transport sugarcane which often leads to delays, drying and rotting the canes ones harvested. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker."
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