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    "id": 602113,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nooru",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2238,
        "legal_name": "Adan Mohamed Nooru",
        "slug": "adan-mohamed-nooru"
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    "content": "On the issue of strategic food reserves, for the last 50 years there has only been one strategic grain reserve. It is a policy we have adopted and changed to strategic food reserve. You have to congratulate this Committee for that in the first place. That is all inclusive. It does not only include grain or milk, but meat, fish and all types of food. So, whatever is in excess that we have, as long as there are enough facilities of storage, is stored. If it fish, you require cold storage and the facilities we use at the moment is National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). It does not have the facility for cold storage of fish and the rest but, if it is dry fish, I am sure those things have been catered for and today we have been discussing the Strategic Food Reserve Bill which was forwarded from the Senate and we are looking at it and we are going to incorporate every type of food. Hon. Members should understand that this is a liberalized market. It is such that whenever there is an excess, it is the market which is going to control the price. But if we wait for ages that the Government is going to buy maize at the price that is not in the market and keep the maize in the stores, it will rot there. Do you want us to do the same with milk, meat and fish? It is not sustainable. It is a reality that we have to face. We have to tell our people that the Government is not a buyer of food. It can only buy for strategic reasons and to a certain limit. However, we are not going to buy any food that is produced in this country and keep it in the store. It is a reality that the Government cannot afford to do so and Hon. Members have to tell their constituents the same. Thank you very much."
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