GOVT FLAGS OFF FISP IN CHOMA

(ZANIS) Government has flagged off the distribution of farming inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme – FISP- in Choma.

Authorities in the district have attributed the delay to the shift from the Electronic Voucher System to the direct input Supply Mechanism.

Speaking at the flag off, Choma Mayor JAVEN SIMOLOKA explained that the delay experienced is as a result of the inherited system from the previous government where farmers in the District would only get three bags of fertilizer.

Mr. SIMOLOKA said the initiative by government to increase the input allocation coupled with the change of system required harmonisation, thereby causing the delay.

The Mayor is however optimistic that the district will meet its target with input distribution as it is still within the planting window.

And Choma District Commissioner SIKALEYA GAMELA who flagged off the distribution has thanked farmers for their patience during the system shift.

Earlier, Choma District Agricultural Coordinator ROBERT TEMBO confirmed that the district has received 1-hundred percent of seed and 60 percent of fertilizer.

He added that farmer cooperatives have already started collecting their inputs.

Choma District has 25-thousand beneficiary small scale farmers under FISP.

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