Govt hailed for using agriculture to empower Zambians

Two Traditional rulers in Mkushi District say they fully support government’ s strategy of using agriculture to reduce the high poverty levels in the country.

Speaking at the Lweo agriculture Block Show in Masansa area in Mkushi at the weekend, Chief Mulungwe said that government’s approach was in unison with their objective of enhancing food security through increased crop production.

Chief Mulungwe noted that the traditional leadership in the area was cheered by government’s consistency in achieving these objectives through the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP).

He said FISP had greatly improved the plight of small scale farmers.

He advised residents to recognize the essence of government interventions such as FISP, adding that there was need for people to understand that such policies promote self alliance.

Chief Mulungwe said that there was need for residents to match government’s commitment to agriculture, by working hard and using agriculture resources wisely in a bid to achieve high production.

He openly criticized the culture of depending on donation handouts and expressed his support for government’s insistence on economic independence through hard work.

At the same function, Chief Chikupili commended government for including schools developing human resource amongst the many developmental projects it had been carrying out recently.

He said government had demonstrated its commitment to developing human resource by carrying out infrastructure development such as rehabilitation and construction of schools.

[ ZANIS ]