Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:07:12 +0000 By SANDRA MACHIMA THE Statutory Instrument no. 105 of 2016 by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock to introduce veterinary services fees for farmers seeking Government assistance is defective and will be a source of corruption, says Zambia National Farmers Union president Jervis Zimba. Mr Zimba argued that the ministry was going against President Edgar Lungu’s directive to have these ministries as a priority and a backbone of the country’s economic growth. He wondered why the ministry was doing something contrary to the Head of State’s efforts to improve the agriculture sector. Mr Zimba said the levies that were introduced by Fisheries and Livestock Ministry were defective and not user-friendly because they were frustrating Government efforts to improve the agriculture sector. The Minister of Fisheries and Livestock signed the Statutory Instrument number 105 of 2016, the Animal health (veterinary services fees schedule) Order 2016 to hike fees for […]
