Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has assured farmers in Mkushi that it will seriously champion their grievances on matters related to crop marketing and security.
Speaking during the tour of Mkushi farm block, ZNFU President Jarvis Zimba said that farmers in the district have persistently brought out issues of crop marketing and security.
He said that his tour of the farm block was essentially a response towards mitigating concerns raised by farmers and incorporate their contributions in addressing the problem.
Mr. Zimba observed that the farmer’s quest for favorable marketing policies was cardinal to ensuring the growth of agriculture as a viable commercial activity.
He said the ZNFU national secretariat was committed to incorporating views from farmers during dialogue with the central government.
Mr. Zimba said that farmers played a critical role in the national economy and that agriculture products added a significant dimension to wealth generated from within the country as well as from the exports.
He said that Mkushi had become one of the leading agricultural districts in the country with consistent bumper harvest of maize, soya beans, tobacco and wheat standing out as major crop products.
Mr. Zimba however said he was saddened to learn that in the farm block had been experiencing crop thefts, a situation which could have negative impact on the gross produce from the farms.
He said that amongst the efforts aimed at addressing crop theft, the ZNFU would soon donate vehicles to Lubuto Police Post located in the farm block to help boost police patrols in the area.
In a related interview, Central Province Police Commanding (CO) Simon Mphande acknowledged the frequency occurrence of crop thefts in the farm block areas.
Mr. Mphande said that crop thefts had for long posed great worry to the district police command, and that lack of transport logistics in farm blocks was a major hindrance for prompt response towards reported crimes as well as routine patrol exercises.
More than 35 commercial farmers in Mkushi District are located in Mkushi farm block area, encompassing the chiefdoms of Chitina, Shaibila and Mulungwe.
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