By JOHN KOMBEGREEN Party president, Peter Sinkamba has said that the middlemen such as agro dealers in the Farmer Input Supply Programme (FISP) were an unnecessary burden that must be cut off if the cost of inputs is to be reduced.Mr. Sinkamba was commenting on the government’s cancellation of the e-voucher system which will lead to the loss of business for agro dealers.He said the whole system needs to be revised if the country was to reap the full benefits of the well-intended undertaking.He said that the UPND government promised to reduce the cost of fertiliser and as such its decision cannot be viewed as political, but must be supported from an economic perspective.Mr. Sinkamba said that middlemen in any business were a burden that must be avoided if one is to reduce costs.He alleged that the whole programme and arrangement of agro dealers needs to be overhauled because some contracts were not awarded in […]
Cutting off middlemen in agriculture input supply, a plus, says Sinkamba
