Sat, 04 Nov 2017 12:15:57 +0000 By Mailesi Banda GOVERNMENT has announced that it will wean off farmers from the Farmer Input Support Program (FISP), programme every three years to give room for other farmers to benefit from the programme. Minister of Agriculture Dora Siliya said the farmers register would be updated every three years with new farmers being introduced to the programme as beneficiaries. This comes in the wake of a public uproar from the private sector and civil society that expressed concern over the over dependency on the programme. Speaking during the launch of the roll out of the 2017/2018 FISP programme the minister said the move would will help farmers effectively utilize their time. “Government will be weaning off farmers from the FISP programme every three years and this is aimed at making the program more effective and responsive to the needs of the farmers, “he said. And Musika, managing director, Reuben […]
