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(LUSAKATIMES) Guy Scott apologises to Small Scale farmers, defends GBM and Wynter Kabimba

Guy Scott apologises to Small Scale farmers, defends GBM and Wynter Kabimba
TIME PUBLISHED - Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 6:53 pm

Eastern Province Minister, Charles Banda, welcomes Republican Vice President, Dr. Guy Scott, at Chipata airport. Dr. Scott is in Chipata to officially open the SOS Children’s village.

Eastern Province Minister, Charles Banda, welcomes Republican Vice President, Dr. Guy Scott, at Chipata airport. Dr. Scott is in Chipata to officially open the SOS Children’s village.

Vice President Guy Scott has apologised and appealed to small scale farmers to remain calm as government is working on modalities to quicken the payment process of farmers that supplied their maize to Food Reserve Agency (FRA).

Dr. Scott explained that government is aware of the effects that late payment will have on farmers hence is working hard to ensure that the situation is improved and that all farmers are paid their dues before November.

Dr. Scott said this when he featured on a live special interview on Breeze FM in Chipata today.

“Some people are saying PF is “Paya Farmer”. It is not true that we have come to kill the peasant farmers in rural areas. In fact, we want to support all emerging farmers in order to create employment and fighting poverty in rural areas” he said.

He disclosed that government has received an additional K41 billion which is still not enough to pay all the farmers for them to prepare in time for the next farming season.

He said to this effect the Ministries of Finance, Justice and Agriculture have recorded progress in borrowing funds to give to banks that will in turn pay farmers for the maize supplied to FRA.

Labels: AGRICULTURE, GUY SCOTT, PF

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