Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:55:37 +0000 By Gwendolyn Mchenga THE delay in the distribution of farming inputs in areas such as Luangwa, Rufunsa and Chirundu districts is as a result of the negligence, incompetence and an act of possible sabotage by some civil servants charged with the responsibility to distribute the inputs, President Edgar Lungu has charged. President Lungu has expressed concern at the delays in the distribution of farming inputs during his three-day tour of Lusaka rural districts last week and has since directed Government agencies charged with the responsibility to distribute seed and fertilizer to ensure that the commodities reached all corners of the country within a week. Special assistant to the President for press and public relations Amos Chanda said the Head of State had also directed the Ministry of Agriculture officials in all districts to ensure that farmers were accessing the commodities without undue delays and that the Treasury should ensure […]
