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(LUSAKATIMES, ZANIS) Farmers in Kafue happy with FSP

Farmers in Kafue happy with FSP
October 21, 2008

Farmers in Kafue have commended the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives for increasing the number of farmer beneficiaries in the district under the Fertilizer Support Programme for this year’s farming season.

Gabon Nakatete Cooperative Block Chairman Jackson Kandoko told ZANIS in Kafue today that members are happy with the decision by government to increase the number of beneficiaries as that has been their cry for the past two farming season.

Beneficiaries under the FSP in the district has increased from 1880 to 3240 farmers .

Mr Kandoko said the farmers are happy that late president Dr Levy Mwanawasa had laid a foundation for the agriculture in the country which has seeing peasant farmers produce more.

He said there is need for the current president and whoever takes office after the 30th October polls to continue with the same programme..

Mr Kandoko said peasant farmers are willing to work hard and stamp out hunger in their areas if supported with affordable farm inputs.

He has called on the District Agriculture Committee to speed up the process of allocating the packs to respective farmer groups so that they can start collecting inputs as many of them are already paying for fertilizer and seed packs to the cooperative.
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