Mbala farmers sell FISP inputs

STEPHEN MWEWA writes
@SunZambian
A TRADITIONAL leader in Mbala district has warned farmers against selling the farming inputs after benefitting from Government under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP).
Chief Chinakila of the Mambwe speaking people said that some farmers who were benefiting from the FISP programme had started selling the farming inputs.
He said he would punish farmers found wanting, owing to the fact that the Government had spent a lot of money procuring and distributing the subsidized farming inputs to farmers.
The traditional leader said the Government had initiated the FISP programme to promote the agricultural activities in the country in a bid to improve people’s living standards.
He said he did not want to see anyone who had benefited from the FISP Programme in his chiefdom during this year’s 2020/2021 season to fail to cultivate.
Chief Chinakila said that in most cases as a result of laziness, some farmers resorted to selling the farming inputs to unscrupulous businessmen at a give-away price.
The traditional leader advised farmers to use the farming inputs for the intended purposes and realize the importance of food security at their house-hold levels.