Mon, 11 Dec 2017 13:47:31 +0000 By Mailesi Banda FARMERS in the Eastern Province are not accessing seed from the Farmer Input Support Programme since their accounts have not been loaded by the government to enable them access fertiliser. Hamilton Chamba a farmer in Lundazi district said the agro dealers are not giving the farmers fertilizer saying the Government has not loaded the cards with the required amount to allow them get fertiliser. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation, Mr. Chamba fears that a repeat of what happened during the 2016/2017 farming season would occur due to lack of coordination in the distribution of the inputs. He noted that during the 2016/2017 farming season, most farmers did not yield the expected harvest due to delays in the issuance of E voucher cards adding that while farmers thought this farming season would be better it was unfortunate that the situation was not improving. “Farmers […]
