Dear editor,President Edgar Chagwa Lungu last Wednesday assured farmers that the Patriotic Front (PF) government through the stakeholders will distribute the farms inputs such as seeds and fertilizer to all provinces before the onset of the 2021/2022 farming season. The head of State made the assurance at Malashi village in Mpika during the national agriculture field day.It is a well known fact that Zambia has placed agriculture at the centre stage of the country’s economy besides manufacturing, mining and tourism. President Lungu promised the farmers that he would engage the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to implore the agency to put the higher crop marketing price than that of last farming season despite the country being the free market economy where the price of goods and is determined by the forces of demand and supply. This clearly demonstrates government commitment to improving the welfare of the farmers by putting more money in their pockets.The head of State […]
PRESIDENT LUNGU’S ASSURANCE FOR EARLY DISTRIBUTION OF FARM INPUTS WELCOME
