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Monze farmers call on govt to speed up agric inputs distribution

Monze farmers call on govt to speed up agric inputs distribution
Written by Agness Changala in Monze

FARMERS in Chibozu village of chief Monze’s area have appealed to the Ministry of Agriculture to speed up the process of input distribution in the area.

Speaking through their headman Mike Chibozu, the farmers said they had not yet received any inputs for the 2008/2009 agricultural season.

Headman Chibozu said the farmers did not want a repeat of what happened during the last farming season where most of them received inputs way into the farming season.

“We are asking the government to continue sending us farming inputs,” he said. “We also ask the government to do this on time and not what happened during the last season and as we speak, no bag of fertiliser has been here so far even when the distribution programme has commenced and we want this matter to be taken seriously.”

And Headman Chibozu requested government to build another school in the area, saying the only schools available were between 10 and 12 kilometres away, a situation he said made it difficult for many children to get educated.

“Schools are far away and the problem is that most of the female students are even raped due to long distances, they have ended up conceiving at premature ages,” he said.

Headman Chibozu said the area had a population of 300,000 people which he felt was reason enough for the government to put up basic facilities which would benefit the local people and others in the surrounding villages.

He also said the only health facility nearby was 30 kilometres away and urged the government to look into the matter.

Headman Chibozu said most people died before they could even reach the health centre, adding that the situation worsens during the rainy season.

Labels: AGRICULTURE, MONZE

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