Take Cattle Rearing Seriously- Cooperative told

Mwansabombwe Member of Parliament Rodgers Mwewa says he will ensure that his constituency benefits from the national cake.

Mr Mwewa said this at Koni Primary school during the launch of the Luapula Livestock development programme organized by Heifer International Zambia.

And Mr Mwewa has implored people in his constituency to avoid butchering cattle that Heifer has brought to the area.

He said taking cattle to the area is a step in a right direction especially that people are only known to be fishermen and not herdsmen.

Mr Mwewa said he would be happy if Mwansabombwe district became the leading cattle rearing area in Luapula Province.

The MP said he is hopeful that people will now have an interest of keeping cattle and discard the belief that the villagers in the area cannot keep animals.

Mr Mwewa thanked Chief Mwata Kazembe for supporting the introduction of cattle rearing in his chiefdom.

Earlier, chief Mwata Kazembe urged the government to consider increasing the number of fertilizers under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) to his subjects for the 2015/2016 farming season to enhance production in his chiefdom.

Meanwhile, Heifer has presented 20 cows and five bulls to Koni cooperative group of Chief Mwata Kazembe’s area.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Maxus Ng’onga officially launched the Luapula Livestock development programme on behalf of the Minister, Given Lubinda at an occasion characterized by traditional dances and singing.

Luapula Province Minister, Brigadier General, Benson Kapaya, Luapula Permanent Secretary, Boniface Chimbwali and his counterpart from Ministry of Agriculture, Dr David Shamulenge also attended the launch.