{"id":82321,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/82321/?format=json","text_counter":144,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Nuh","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":114,"legal_name":"Nuh Nassir Abdi","slug":"nuh-abdi"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the essence of this Question is that companies are paid very low prices for seeds when they contract local farmers, so as to create a vacuum for them to import seeds at a higher price and sell the same to the farmer at a higher price. What is the Assistant Minister doing to ensure that this does not happen, and that farmers are paid a good price for the seeds they are contracted to produce?"}