Tue, 09 Jan 2018 10:11:49 +0000 By PETER MALASHA LUANO farmers have complain of transport costs incurred during acquisition of subsidised inputs. The farmers complained that they were losing a lot of money on transport and accommodation costs travelling from Luano to Mkushi district for e-voucher issues. In an interview with the Daily Nation, Nkomashi ward councillor Goliath Kapemba said farmers in his ward had lost a lot of money through frequenting Mkushi since the e-voucher system began. Mr. Kapemba said farmers are made to travel to Mkushi for the e-voucher process up to depositing of money, because Luano district had no commercial banks for such transactions. Councillor Kapemba further said the situation had been compounded by non-agro dealer transporters at Masansa who had taken advantage of the distribution exercise and were exploiting farmers. “Transport costs have become exorbitant and the situation is pathetic. From Masansa the point where distributions exercise is being done to […]
