KALOMO District Commissioner,
COSMAS CHIIBA has hailed government for extending a hand to farmers in the area
through the E-Voucher scheme.
MR. CHIIBA has described the
implementation of the scheme in Kalomo as a success story of the 2015- 2016
farming season.
He says the scheme enabled
farmers in the area acquire inputs on time adding that the timely delivery of
fertiliser to farmers also harnessed the situation.
The District Commissioner further
disclosed that over 4 thousand have so far benefited from the scheme.
MR. CHIIBA is however not happy
with the performance of the Food Reserve Agency in the area.
He says out of the 4 Hundred and
50 thousand by 50 kilogram bags of maize that were supposed to be bought by the
agency; only 2 hundred and 64 thousand 3 hundred and 32 by 50 kilogram bags
were bought.
And MR. CHIIBA has expressed
sadness at the poor rainfall partner being experienced in the area.
He says the majority of farmers
who planted their seed early have lost their crops to the dry spell that has
hit most parts of the country.
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