Some civil servants in Mazabuka are allegedly reselling fertiliser and other input which they received under the Fetiliser Support Programme (FSP) to other small scale farmers.
The civil servants are said to be reselling the inputs to other small scale farmers at an exorbitant price.
Chief Mwanachingwala told ZANIS in Mazabuka today some government workers were reselling the fertiliser because they allegedly had no use for the commodity for they did not own field where to do the farming.
The chief said the development was disappointing because genuine farmers, who should have benefited from the programme, have been left out in order to consider some civil servants for the programme.
He regretted that some civil servants, who were supposed to help government in enhancing food security, were frustrating a well intended scheme whose aim was to improve household food security.
Chief Mwanachingwala also alleged that some civil servants had even bought vehicles using money accrued from the sale of FSP inputs.
The traditional ruler has meanwhile advised government to seriously investigate how the fertiliser was distributed to the beneficiaries.
But Mazabuka District Agricultural Coordinator DACO), Hastins Nyambe dismissed the allegation the chief Mwanachingwala saying it was not true that some civil servants that benefited from the FSP were reselling their input.
Mr. Nyambe said his office has not received any reports about civil servants reselling government fertiliser.
He however, urged the chief to produce evidence in order for the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to follow up the case.
Mr. Nyambe said civil servants accessed fertiliser following directives by government.
He was however quick to point out that only a small fraction of civil servants obtained the commodity while a big number has been left out.
And over 4,000 small scale farmers in Lusaka district have benefited from the government subsidised farming inputs under the fertilizer Support Programme (FSP) for the 2008/2009 farming season.
And 120,000 by 50 kilogrammes (kg) bags of maize are expected to be produced in the next harvest season by the same beneficiaries of the FSP.
This came to light during the Lusaka District Development Coordinating Committee, (DDCC) meeting chaired by Lusaka District Commissioner, Christah Kalulu, in Lusaka yesterday.
In its report to the meeting, the Agriculture and Forestry Sub-Committee also stated that 130 farmer groups and cooperatives accessed maize seeds and fertilizer for this farming season after they paid 25 per cent contribution.
Beneficiaries included the disabled people, civil servants men and women in uniform, widows, widowers, senior citizens, youths, orphans and other vulnerable groups.
The Agriculture and Forestry Sub-Committee also reported that the 2009 harvest will greatly contribute to food security at household level and impact positively on the high mealie meal prices which the country is currently experiencing.
The DDCC was further informed that 108 beneficiaries, about 80 per cent of whom are females, had been given inputs under the Programme Against Malnutrition (PAM) in Kabangwe, Masuku and Ngwerere areas of Lusaka district.
And Lusaka district is likely to receive normal rainfall from the period January to March 2009.
The DDCC meeting also heard that the rain season would be characterized by flash floods due to the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) along the southern border of Zambia.
ZANIS/JS/KSH/ENDS
Ninsala i can also sell if am hungry.
#1 AND # 2,Please we need your comments on the topic.
My contribution is that these fellers reselling fertiliser must be put to book just like Xavier.
why not? there is a profit margin
The civil servants wouldn’t do that if they earned salaries high enough to feed their families.
what do you expect if you under-pay someone! they will use all available initiative to generate money you f**ls.
Nine chale welcome^:)^^:)^
how do you guts do it to come out number 1, guess you failed to do that in school and can only manage on LT, :d Interesting indeed, I’m also mumber tweno
Let them do it so what?.no one cares about them.
how do you guys do it to come out number 1, guess you failed to do that in school and can only manage on LT, Interesting indeed, I’m also number tweno
Iam worried,our site is losing direction.see #1 &2.these are the people impersonating us coz they have no ideas.
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This explains why there is no fertiliser for the mazabuka farmers. But then, thats Mwalya Mweka Daddy (MMD) for you. Whats new with these chaps really?
Given the situation in which they are, re-selling the fert is the most obvious thing to do.
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Ba chale welcome ze biggy.I liked your poem.
#10 Zoe, Thanky you. 🙂 How’s life?
NUMBER 1
Matworld, good to see you bro. I love literature & poetry, I’m glad you liked it. I hope to grace the site with some more poems in future.
Chi DACCO chi Nyambe is defending criminality because he is obviously a beneficiary from such activities. He is insinuating that his Royal highness is a big liar?
Real Baby C
We are joining the game, doing what you have been doing. I been a “silent” blogger for a long time I saw the chance and thought I should have a go at it. I have always enjoyed comments from Baby C, Ba Moze, Rashid, Zoe, Nine Chale (Who happens to be in the same Country like me), Rashid, Matworld, Maestro. Keep it up
Moneni chi chiza….fuma apa.
Speech
Cheers man. Big up to you. :)>-
Go on sell them, make ends meet.
All those attacking Mazabuka people are just dull and lack business acumen. Why should I throw my fertiliser in the ground and risk losing my crops to floods, drought and poor market price from the govt when I can make 100% profit by just reselling the fertiliser. Blame the dumber who reduced the price by whatever. These civil servants are smarter than the so called economist running the country.
This is no moral decision. This is pure business sense. The govt are ripping us off on fuel based on business sense ..why not the people. Times are hard if you can make 100% return on your money why not in these hard times
the whole system is roten.
Speech
Believe me that’s not real baby C he’s still the fake One.
Otherwise thank you so much my dear,I can tell by your reaction to this fake baby C comment that you are a grear guy.Keep it up my dear.
Jelous chief. you will sell in 2011. for now live it to uncivilised servants
those civil servants are not worthy to serve in those posts.they should be retired immedietly.they are suppose to be serving the poor but they are eating or misusing what belongs to the poor,its sad.those human beings deserve to behind bars.
Welcome MMD RB Zambia. No other comment.
All
The comment above is not from Baby C. Its the Fake one. That is not her language. Twakwikata mambala.
Speeech, which country do you mean? Have we met before? It’s a small world we live in.;)
ama DACOs na ma PACOs emo balila, check out those guys in Northern Province
Piece of advice to GRZ.Introduce ma GMOs and fert problems will be a thing of the past.I tell you ise pa SA just a handfull of unga will go a long long way.
Civil Servant
I would also do the same to make ends meet period.
Zoe kwena wansekesha. Keep ’em commind dear.=))
He is not a God of favouritism,and for that matter He deals with everyone who practictises Favouritism.Imagine how can you give the commodity to the chaps who dont even have a farm sure,This tells me that the pipo who where in charge in distributing the the commodity are corrupt,again that tells me that our govt is full of dull pipo,why waiting for the Chief to release the info,I expected the govt to make some follow up(sp)after the distribution process.Zambia where are we going sure?eish!!!!! ~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(
Nine Chale
We have never met, but in one of your comments you mentioned about the many types of beer and you having been at a “Weihnachtsfest” with your son. I am at work right now, but when I blog from home, I will have a similar flag like yours.
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whats all this excitment about baby c
Chiza’s legs u made me laugh,how does 21 become 1?
Is the system being deployed to distribute fertiliser in Mazabuka disrict different from other districts across the country?
it very unfortunate, this rupiah govt will finally lead to poeple selling each other. :((
#39 correction, keep ’em comming, was just LOL
Nine Chale
Germany
uuboomba mwibala, alya mwibala, and thats all I got to say about that….
I’ve gone to have lunch at Mcdonalds see u guys later
this blog is dead,so many juveniles sneaking in,Ba LT can we please have some limits, otherwise the whole purpose of this blog has now been defeated.
My men Prof at Oxford university,Mr mwinga,pragamist,Gaga,Rass Rated, where are you at,remember them days when sense was the order of the blog,now we have more ladies and more feminish guys who contribute out of excitement and seek recognition.
Its just a reflection of a society we are from,one does not need to go to zambia to know what type of a country it is,indeed this blog serves a reflection of our weird and shallow thinking personality,hence the reason we are led by people whose mind is the belly.
Gdef
awe mwalanda Zo-ona.Congrats man. =d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>
the problem is not the reseller, its the one who issued them with the commodity. they simply dont care about where it goes, just as long as it has gone. if i were in their shoes, i’d also sell it man.
#32, lesa afwa abayafwa
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point noted,the blog is nw poluted with something else, cant even follow genuine ideas…..
UUBOMBA MWIBALA ALYA MWIBALA IMWE
:o)I dont blame the civil workers. I blame the goverment who pay these workers peanuts!
matworld, Ba moze, rashid, how are you guys
most civil servants selling fertilizer are bembas. they have nothing to do with farming. they should give them fishing nets instead.
Pinkly
Iam very fine My dear,And how are you doing that side.Iam about to start eating akabwali so if you want to join me you are welcome.A journey is always better when it is shared.
mwale
Iwe uzilemekeze ka.Ba Bemba wakuti you know what We bembas have been supplying you with fish since you nolonger have Mbeba kumawa,now that you have accused us of selling fertiliser we will stop the supply forthwith. :-j:-j:-j:-j:-j:-j
Speech,Thanks, How are you man? I cant blame the civil servants. Nichalo chakayena. Traffic is bad in Town,cant the do something please. Its even better walking. :-t
Pinkly,Im laka and looking for someone to keep me company this weekend. my world isnt around and i dont like vogona kawilo. whats for the weekend?
#24 Papa J
U are VERY right. It’s not anything to do with hunger or poor salaries in the civil service but pure business sense. Some of these people were born in the city and will die in the city. They have never seen a farm and have no plans to see or own one. They got the fertilizer for the sole purpose of reselling. The people to be blamed are RB and his government for making fertilizer distribution a campaign tool.
Hmmm! lets see! where is jessie?? :o)
investigate and arrest them for frustrating government efforts to support the vulnerable in the country.however if if the civil servants who accessed imputs put them to good use,that is fine.this so because yu don’t need to be in the field or farm to be a farmer,yu can employ pipo to work in your farm as yu are busy doing yo office work in town….mwapulika?but those who want to take advantage of rural pipo shud be punished.they’re the same pipo that still go to these same peasant farmerts and swindle them of their produce after harvest…vikakani!
Speech, OK I got you. It makes me happy to know that I’m not all alone in this place. Ich lebe in Baden-Würrtemberg, und Du? Viele liebe Grüsse.:)
Labour and Social Security Minister, Austin Liato said in an interview in Lusaka that calls to extend business hours were welcome but employers should look at alternative staff shifts.
Mr Liato said extension of trading hours would enable businesses attract more trade.
Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary, Davidson Chilipamushi, when contacted, said the ministry would soon resolve the issue to enable trading houses remain open until late hours.
Mr Chilipamushi however said he would give a detailed report after consultations with the Ministry of Justice.
Last year, the Ministry of Commerce, which was in the process of facilitating legislation to extend shopping hours,
This all come because someone up there made a wrong decision. I hope this is not the way we are going to improve our agriculture system. I see it being destroyed as we always put wrong measures in sensitive sectors of our economy. We will always be asking for food aid if we don´t work out this.
This is the time the government should come up with correct measure which will hope to strengthen our agriculture system. Don´t just give out the inputs so that you can again votes. Pliz think about this serious. :)>-:)>-:)>-:)>-:)>-:)>-:)>-
Now this is unaccetable by any standards.
This should stop.
Just arrest them.. all of them, do not spare one… :-?:-?:-?:-?:-?~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X(~X([-x[-x**==**==**==**==**==**==
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Tribalist it’s now happening right in your backyard. Are you going to claim that bembas have migrated to Southern province. :((