Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:33:00 +0000 The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has expressed disappointment over government’s failure to distribute fertilizers in some parts of the country. CSRP board chairperson John Lijimu said that government’s failure to distribute the inputs on time had already affected the 2012/2013 farming season and it was likely to yield a poor harvest. He also said that there was no need for Agriculture Minister Mr Emmanuel Chenda to blame companies that were engaged to distribute fertilizer to farmers in some parts of the area, because it was government’s failure not the distribution agents. Mr Lijimu explained that food security was under threat due to poor distribution of fertilizer under government Farmer Input Support Program (FISP). He said that the failure had jeopardized the farming activities in some parts of the country, adding that the nation should expect poor harvest for this farming season. “It is disappointing that even the […]
