THERE are signs that farmers in some parts of the country should brace themselves for another harrowing season in which they are not likely to get some of the agricultural inputs in time.This is not being fair to the farmers who had hoped that the difficulties associated with the procurement of fertiliser in the last farming season had been ironed out.At least, that is what the nation was made to believe, that the delivery of fertiliser this time around “would be like a walk in the park.”What is clear now is that the nation has obviously been taken for a ride, that the delivery of fertiliser will be another nightmare for farmers.What is even more unacceptable is that Government is solely responsible for the mess pertaining in the agriculture sector.Government has taken the role of identifying and picking companies that should procure and distribute fertiliser as opposed to leaving the field open to competitors and […]
FARMERS DESERVE BETTER
