CHINSALI RECEIVES INPUTS

CHINSALI district has started receiving farming inputs for the 2021/2022 Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP)farming season.

Chinsali District Marketing Development Officer, Chewe Chama revealed that the district has so far received three thousand, four hundred and eighty by fifty kilogramme bags of D compound fertilizer translating into one hundred and seventy-four metric tonnes.

Ms Chama added that more fertilizer is expected in the district soon under Neria’s investment who have continued as suppliers for the coming FISP farming season.

She explained that deposits of farmer contribution will start early with distribution expected to be done much earlier than last farming season.

The Marketing development officer has since appealed to the benefitting farming community in the district to prepare their farmer contribution and be ready when deposits open up.

Ms Chama disclosed that it will be important for benefiting cooperators to work together and ensure money is ready when deposits are flagged off.

She explained that the ministry of agriculture is currently screening the beneficiary farmer register in readiness for the flagging off of deposits.

Ms Chama has further warned farmers not to sell the inputs under FISP as this would be going against government’s efforts of helping the small scale poor but viable farmers.

She said the ministry will make sure those caught are punished therefore farmers should not be found on the wrong side of the law.

Ms Chama revealed that Chinsali district has eight thousand four hundred and sixty-six beneficiaries under the government subsidized FISP. -NAIS