Nyimba District Commissioner Alexander Miti has advised people in his district to assess their household food needs before selling their maize produce this year.
In a telephone interview with ZANIS, Mr. Miti said people in the district should secure enough domestic food supplies before selling their produce.
He observed that once people kept enough food supplies for domestic consumption, they would stop depending on relief food from government.
Mr.Miti noted that valley areas of Lwembe, Nyalugwe and Mwape that were on government assessment for relief food would also produce good yields due to the favourable rainfall pattern experienced this year.
“Most fields are looking promising except a few where fertilizer was not applied, even then the soils are fertile,” he said.
He further advised the farmers to stop depending on relief food saying this kind of food should only be given out when there is an avoidable disaster.
He said the rainfall pattern, coupled with the increased allocation of farming inputs under the Fertilizer Support Program (FSP), had led to an increase in food production in the district.
Farmers in Nyimba district received an increased amount of farming inputs from 925 packs in 2007/2008 farming season to 1,480 in the 2008/2009 farming season.
Mr. Miti disclosed that over 50 cooperative societies benefited from the farming inputs.
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Prepare for hard times ahead.
This is what the whole nation should do. Where is FRA? I thought that’s their responsibilty?
And nambala one, prepare yourself for my verbal missile next time you type that message again!
Its not up to the pipo to sell or keep enough produce for the whole country, if they dont sell, are you going to pay fpr their kids skoll fees and so on. get a grip .
this is a joke.
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Good advice and let all those with ears hear and do the needful.
Good advice, even GRZ and in particular FRA should heed this timely advice