AGRICULTURE Minister Rueben Phiri says government will target a total of 1,024,434 farmers under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) in the 2021/2022 agricultural season. Rendering a ministerial statement on the measures taken by government to equalize input distribution under FISP in the 2021/2022 agricultural season, Phiri said government commissioned an audit of the input distribution process under FISP as a precautionary measure to ensure that the right quantities of inputs were physically delivered to all districts. “Madam Speaker, in the 2021/2022 agricultural season, the FISP will target a total of 1,024,434 farmers across the country. It is important to note that all the beneficiaries on the programme each contributed K400 to be eligible to receive inputs, and from this...

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