{"id":179894,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/179894/?format=json","text_counter":48,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mbau","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":182,"legal_name":"Elias Peter Mbau","slug":"elias-mbau"},"content":"asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) whether he is aware that despite the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), Maragwa Depot, having been re-opened in 2007, the same has now been closed owing to failure by the Government to provide fertilizer and grains; (b) when the Minister will deploy staff and operationalize the facility, which is well-connected by both road and rail transport; and, (c) whether he could also confirm the recommended price charged by the Board for respective categories of cereals and other produce."}