Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has commended the government for the early distribution of farming inputs to farmers in the country.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS today ZNFU Public Relations Manager, Kelvin Kayeli said the early distribution of farming inputs is a positive development to farmers and the country at large as it will help in mitigating climate change effects.
“We want to commend the government regarding the corrective measures it has taken over the early distribution of farming inputs looking at the background we are coming from where farmers were receiving inputs as late as February which defeats the purpose of the distributions,” he said.
Mr Kayeli stated that the distribution will help farmers plan in time and therefore mitigate climate change effects on the agriculture sector in the country.
“What we want to see is farmers in Chief Nabwalya’s area, farmers in Chama and all those rural areas receive their farming inputs in time. When farmers receive their farming inputs on time it is easier for them to plan and grow their crops,” he said.
He added that farmers should take advantage of the distribution by planning and working on their farms.
Mr Kayeli advised farmers not to stray away from their farming activities such as smart agriculture, agro forestry and other climate mitigative measures.
“We would like to see positive improvements amongst farmers, we want to see farmers respond positively by implementing smart agriculture in the sense of agro forestry so that we mitigate climate change,” he said.
