By SILUMESI MALUMOVICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has disclosed that 99 percent of farmers have deposited their K400 contribution towards the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP).Ms Wina said 99 percent of farmers had deposited their contributions in order to access farming inputs for 2020/2021 agriculture season under FISP.She said this yesterday in parliament.“Mr Speaker the farmers on FISP that have contributed their K400 now stand at 99 percent and this goes to show that the farmers have accepted this gesture from government so that we produce the bumper harvest if rains are coming on well this farming season.“So the farming inputs have gone out across the country and they are being distributed to farmers as of now,” she said.She was responding to Independent Lumezi Member of Parliament, Pilila Jere, during the vice president question time who wanted an update on the distribution of farming inputs.Ms Wina said: “Mr Speaker, I just returned from Eastern Province where I […]
Farmers’ FISP contributions overwhelming, says Wina
