Government has released funds to support farmers to buy inputs of their choice from registered agro-dealers under the newly launched Electronic vulture voucher system.
President Edgar Lungu announced in Mbabala in Choma district during the launch of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) Electronic Voucher system that the treasury has released funds required to enable farmers buy inputs.
President Lungu said the launch of the e-voucher system will enable funds move instantly to the agro-dealers to support farmers’ access inputs.
The e-voucher system will target 241,000 small scale farmers in 13 selected districts during the 2015/206 agricultural season.
The Head of State said government intends to roll out the e- voucher system to more districts in order to cover more beneficiaries in the 2016/2017 agricultural season and beyond.
The president encouraged all beneficiary farmers to take advantage of the new system to purchase inputs of their choice in a timely manner and improve agricultural productivity in the country.
And Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda said the e-voucher system which was conceived a long time ago has been operationalized under the Patriotic Front government.
Mr Lubinda said government came up with the e- voucher system in order to respond to farmers and stakeholders who wanted the system implemented.
He commended all the Agro-dealers and stakeholders participating in the piloting of the program for their concerted efforts which have enabled the programme to be implemented in 2015/2016 agricultural Season.
The Minister appealed to agro-dealers to charge reasonable prices for inputs so that farmers can afford.
He said government will put more money in the e-voucher system so that farmers on the system should not be disadvantaged by the increase in prices of inputs.
And Zambia National Farmers Union President Evelyn Nguleka praised government for launching the e-voucher system which she said will improve productivity in the agriculture sector.
Dr. Nguleka said the launch of the e-voucher system is testimony of government’s commitment to developing the agriculture sector through the use of technology.
She said the PF government deserves commendation for implementing the e-voucher system which all past governments had failed to achieve.
The launched was attended by Members of Parliament and District Commissioners from districts that are piloting the programme, farmers and other stakeholders.
the intire president launching a useless project where a farmer will only get 2 bags after 50 weeks of struggling
whoa, this is overwhelming negativity, everything starts with one step.
A few things the President can do before the Sunday prayers:
1. Reconcile with Guy Scot
2. Drop the Safari suit culture- the Chinese did it and the results are there for all to see.
3. Direct bank of Zambia to start the printing of new bank notes and peg the Kwacha at K4 000 to the dollar.
God has a way of exposing evil deeds. and has used LT. Where on the tip of the iceberg we were made to believe its a “voucher” system, underneath its actually a “vulture” system. So how does one interpret or decode this “vulture” system?
I’m still not sure what this latest scheme by ka Lungu is all about but it has all the hallmarks of hollow political theatrics.
non starter ifwe kuno cb nipali kachema meat supplier.e-voucher ma rubbish bati.
Ba ckd,ku cb kwisa,you have an American flag beside your name,fyi cb will never change,its pf in and out.
@Zamcab,
You also have an American flag. Hahahahaha
@Ntaulu,
you also have an American flag
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Vulture system, zo-ona LT!, They are picking off the bones of Zambian people
You wander where the editor has gone to. Drinking Kachasu probably.!
Misplaced priorities
Sort out the Kwacha and load shedding, Mr president FIRST
Thanks
Bb2014
E-vochure is a big think kuli ba president pa zed,GIVEN lubinda is the one who was suppose to do it,with few mps.Lungu is wasting our money on small project instead of brainstorming on how best to stabilize the kwacha ,anyway he said NO VISION .
We will vote for President Lungu and PF in 2016 and beyond . ECL has demonstrated that he is very capable of transforming Zambia. Despite the temporal challenges like loadshedding and kwacha difficulties non of his making he is very calm, collected, focused and developing Zambia. Certainly Zambia under ECL will be transformed as these two issues will be resolved by end of 2015.
Other so called leaders have not come up with solutions when needed most. So we trust Lungu and not desperate selfish oppositions.
are you leaving under a rock?????? lets be serious
ha! good question ba Dean
Kwena kale nafumineko ku Zed.How can one mistake vulture for Voucher? Is it because of Chiluba ‘ s schools? Mwanawasa’s schools? Lungu’s schools? Rupiah ‘ s schools? Or KK’s? Is it entire or intire? You wonder or you wander?
Foucha he he he!
Receive or recieve?
Weldone Eddy, you have a lot of people behind you. Continue working as others spend whole day long insulting on the internet. Your second victory is on the horizon.
At John chinena Awe sure chinena talking about insults kuti wafwa I am laughing John has made my day
“And …Lubinda said the e-voucher system which was conceived a long time ago has been operationalized under the PF gov’t.”
They are quick to praise themselves but swift to distant themselves and blame previous regimes when things do not work…this selfsame system has been on the shelf for too Bo Lubinda, what’s taken so long? Too much ambiguity.. our friends in Kenya have the hugely-successful mobile money transfer service M-Pesa, very simple to explain and understand.
When this selfsame story about e-voucher was published about 4 years ago on LT the journalist couldn’t explain how it worked today its the selfsame story.
The article is written as though it was meant to be vague.
Comment: It’s Ecl all the way. Someone is waiting to collapse, come 2016 believe you me.
Ba UPND are very negative guys.Their members of parliament failed to attend this very important activity and yet they cheat that they are interested in farming as a busies……a batch of liars.
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