By OLIVER SAMBOKOTHE onset of the rains has caused panic among farmers depending on FISP because of delays in distribution of farming inputs being experienced in most districts.The farmers, who are now flocking to input distribution centres in large numbers, fear that delays in commencing cultivation will affect the harvest.Small-Scale farmer’s Development Agency (SAFADA) chairperson Boyd Moobwe said some districts had only received a few bags of fertiliser and seed.Mr Moobwe urged the government to expedite inputs distribution and put in place a better system that would ensure that farmers get their inputs on time considering that the rains had started.He said SAFADA is disappointed with the manner the distribution of fertiliser was being done especially that there was a halt in supply and that if nothing was done quickly to resolve the issue, the country may suffer poor harvest.“Our appeal is that Government through the Ministry of Agriculture to quickly resolve the shortcomings in […]
FARMERS PANIC OVER UNDELIVERED INPUTS
