ABOUT 75 per cent of the small scale farmers in Mumbwa have not yet received the money from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) for the maize they supplied this year.
They have appealed to the Government to pay them urgently to enable them prepare adequately for the 2014/2015 farming season.
District Farmers Association (DFA) chairperson Namukulo Hayumbu said in an interview in Mumbwa that three quarters of the farmers in the area had not been paid by the FRA.
“Currently three quarters of farmers who supplied maize to FRA have not been paid this is likely to affect production,” Mrs Hayumbu said.
She said the association was scrutinising farmers to authenticate their maize supply claims.
Mrs Hayumbu stated that those with genuine claims were being assisted with loans it was sourcing for them to start cultivation and the amounts would be deducted from the money when they are paid by the FRA.
“If we prove that the farmers supplied maize to the FRA we are assisting them with inputs and recover the money when they are paid provided there is genuine proof,” she said.
Mr Hayumbu added that dialogue should continue between farmers and Government so that the farming season was not affected.
Senior Chief Shakumbila of Mumbwa said the Government should pay farmers quickly if the country was to continue recording bumper harvests especially in maize.
“My subjects are always coming to my palace asking about payments, things are not good, they need to pay school fees and inputs,” he said.
But Mumbwa district commissioner Sunday Shamabanse assured that all the farmers would be paid before November 15 2014.
“The Government budgeted to purchase 500,000 tonnes of maize but ended up buying one million tonnes with the 500,000 tonnes not having been initially budgeted for.
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Pf you, liars! Zambia deserves a better leadership this time around. Its difficulty to know when is telling the truth.
this is not fair and it is painful! Which government profile has go without payments for even a month? Ifi efyomulechita God is seeing and you are going to stand before judgement! Busy stealing government- people’s money and you are not even ashamed of yourselve stealing from poor people. Sata castigated MMD saying that buteko bwashani bukwata nkongole from the poor people and yet his government has behaved the wast increasing their salaries twice in a year! Surely the bible is right-VANITY OF VANITIES! Who will go to their graves with their dubiously acquired wealth, dont we go as we came fro our mother’s wombs?
Be reasonable and pay caessser what belongs to him/her!! God is surely seeing all your evils, repent and hacken to His voice!
Us voter, we SHOULD ALSO OPEN OUR…
Open up your minds! Dont be fooled by these chiimbwis- hyenas who want to suck you of even your last drop of blood! In the first place you know them and you think you can change the LEOPARD ‘s skin colour?
The thing of tribal line voting is also stupid! This poverty we are experiencing is affecting all BEMBAS, NYANJAS, TONGAS KAONDE, LOZIS etc and after all there are no shops where Bembas and Tonga,Lozis,Kaondes,Nyanjas etc where they buy along or better!!!
Vote wisely now, this is the chance you have, if you miss use it, its your own fooishness that will be exposed!! and you continue complaining!
sure even the stupidest voter who can still vote for pf or anyone standing on pf ticket must have his heard examined here is the really problem. pf must sort out their mess instead of fighting for the presidence abash liars abash thieves abash tribalist. zambians we need a change for the better. hh please everyone is in love with you to reberate this country from the yoke of poverty and its liars. two week you will receive payment after delivering your maize to day its still lies all over the country go to hell let reliable people take over the country
The day of reckoning is coming…… vote wisely. If it isn’t the farmers than it is the fired nursed. If not the nurses than the workers at the road construction being fired without pay. Mealie prices have trebled, fuel prices have increased etc. More money in your pockets indeed. Taking God’s people for granted….. you even fighting over PF presidency. We will see how many votes you will try to steal thro’ the Zed Presidential elections…. Yes, I said steal. Aren’t you in charge of the machinery? Someone will cry like one of the pres in our neighbour country who lost pres election.
One more reason PF need to be bundled out of office immediately.