Mkushi farmers cry banking services

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Mkushi farmers cry banking services

Mkushi, June 19th,  2013, ZANIS—Farmers in the Lweo Agriculture Block of Mkushi District have appealed to Government to facilitate the introduction of Banking services at Masansa. 

 

And Mkushi Farmers Association member Alex Chansa has expressed hope that government would accord some considerations towards the proposed ‘maize Barter for Fertiliser’ plans.

 

 

Lweo Block Chairperson Victor Mutambo  says that Lweo Block had the highest number of Farmer Cooperatives in  the country.

 

Mr. Mutambo explained that in view of this, there was need to introduce Bank services at Masansa, adding that the area was located at the center of this Block.

 

ZANIS reports that  the Lweo Block Chairperson said this in an interview in Mkushi District , today.

 

He said that coupled with this, Masansa was important as a transitory point between Mkushi and Luano Districts.

 

He revealed that Farmers from this Block traveled long distances to utilize Banking services at Mkushi Boma, saying that this had contributed to low culture of Banking  money amongst Farmers.

 

 

According to data obtained from Mkushi DACO (District Agriculture Coordination Office), Lweo Block is the second largest Agriculture Block in Mkushi with nearly 400 Farmer Cooperatives.   

 

And commenting on this appeal, Mkushi District Commissioner (DC) Christopher Chibuye observed that security was pivotal for services such as Banking to be set up in any area.

 

Mr. Chibuye said that in this regard, Government had been making steady progress with efforts to improve security in Masansa, citing the completion as well as Staffing of the Police Post in the area. 

 

He stressed that the move was amongst the primary interventions that aimed at ensuring security in the area, adding that Government had plans to build a Police Post that would be manned by more Officers.

 

And Mkushi Farmers Association member Alex Chansa has expressed hope that government would accord some considerations towards the proposed ‘maize Barter for Fertiliser’ plans.

 

Mr. Chansa noted that there was need to ensure that small scale Farmers do not meet costs that exceed K400 when using their maize as contribution for FISP (Farmer Input Support Program) inputs.

 

Mr. Chansa observed that if this maize Barter system was not given careful study, Farmers could acquiring through from maize Barter, at a higher cost than the K400 cash payments that they are expected to pay for FISP input Pack.

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