FISP is cardinal to development of agriculture- Lusaka PS.

FISP is cardinal to development of agriculture- Lusaka PS.

Kafue ,January 25,ZANIS—Lusaka  Province  Permanent Secretary, Wamunyima Muwana  says  the Farmer Input Support  Programme (FISP) is  cardinal to the development of  the agriculture  sector in the country.

Mr.  Muwana further  emphasized   government’s commitment in ensuring  that  the  farmer input  programme (FISP) for the 2013/2014 farming season is successfully conducted.

The permanent secretary was responding to concerns raised by Kafue District Commissioner Grace Ngulube who was appealing to government to look into the deficit in the FISP package for Kafue.

Kafue district has a shortfall of 12, 254 X 50 kg bags of urea and 2668 X 50 kg bags of D compound.

Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on the DC at her office in Kafue, Mr. Muwana promised to consult his counterpart in the ministry of agriculture David Shamulenge concerning the deficit.

Meanwhile, Kafue District Commissioner Grace Ngulube has called on the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to  consider  working on bridges  that were washed away by the rains  in the district.