By NATION CORRESPONDENTCHIEF Mumena of Kalumbila has urged small-scale farmers to diversify their crop production, as a way of making agriculture become the mainstay of the economy.He said with the timely delivery of inputs in the previous seasons, it was easier for people to venture into agriculture and practice crop diversification.The traditional leader said this at his palace at the weekend when Nyimba Investments Head-Sales and Marketing Willes Mulendema paid a courtesy call on him.“There is a need for diversification of crops to enable agriculture become the mainstay of the economy. If you had a meal today thank the farmer and thank those that support the farmer such as Nyimba Investments,” he said.He said Kalumbila and the entire North-western province had received fertiliser way ahead of the planting season.Chief Mumena said he was particularly happy that the Government had contracted Nyimba as the suppliers for the province and that the move had resulted in the […]
Mumena calls for crop diversification
