FARMERS in Kapiri Mponshi district are owed over 10 thousand bags of Urea Fertiliser by Nyiombo Investment for the 2012-2013 farming season.
Kapiri Mponshi district commissioner Beatrice Sikazwe disclosed that of the 10 thousand bags that are owned to the farmers in the district only 1200 bags were delivered to the farmers yesterday.
Ms Sikazwe explained that the district received 1200 bags of Urea of which 150 bags were damaged and couldn’t be given to the farmers.
She added that it was unfair for the farmers who have been spending nights at the bus stations as it had become expensive for them to travel each and every day to check on their fertiliser.
Ms Sikazwe said it was unfair that farmers had to wait this long for their fertiliser and Nyiombo had decided to be distributing the fertiliser in smaller bits.
She has since advised the farmers that stormed her office to wait till Wednesday as Nyiombo investment had assured her that the fertiliser would be delivered to the district.
Meanwhile in Kabwe district farmers are still waiting for their fertiliser despite been promised that they would receive the input by last week.
Kabwe district commissioner Patrick Chishala however said Nyiombo Investment had promised him that the fertiliser would be in by Wednesday as the trucks were on their way.
Mr Chishala added that the Government was aware of the farmers predicament and measures were been put in place to address the matter.
Last week farmers in Kabwe gathered at Nyiombo Investment warehouse demanding their fertiliser.
The farmers have since threatened to match to state house should Nyiombo Investment fail to deliver the fertiliser to the district.
Please stop this blame game its PF and Sata who have failed to plan on farming impliments delivery dont blame myombo u delayed paying the company kiss goodbye to bumper harvest, its times like this that make me miss RB I hope more hunger to hit you, thats the government you voted for we warned you
We didnt have these problems when MMD was in power. Sata should just admit that he and his relatives and tribesmen have failed!
You are right Sata has failed the farmers
In fairness, this problem of late delivery of FSP/FISP inputs is not new – it may be worse this year, but late delivery has been a problem for years and years even under MMD!
The real question is what is causing the problem (my guess would be late payment to Nyiombo and others by GRZ except we’re not being told that part of the story) and what – if anything – PF is doing to fix it.
hehehehe Come on ! how can u realistically match to state house wen u are in Kapiri Mposhi….?//?