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summer season due to various input schemes rolled out in the district, an Agritex official has said.
The official, who requested anonymity, said the Presidential Well-Wishers and the GMB facilities had made a big difference
“First there was the GMB’s grain-for-fertiliser scheme in which farmers exchanged 10 bags of maize for three of fertiliser.
“Then came the inputs credit scheme in which farmers used vouchers to access a bag of ammonium nitrate and compound D fertilisers and a 10kg packet of seed valued at US$35.
“The farmers will pay through stop-orders after selling their crops,” explained the official.
The two schemes benefited more than 4 500 households.
“Farmers got other inputs from a scheme funded by FAO while the Presidential Well-wishers Input Scheme was the most popular with the farmers and is yet to be wound-up.
“Farmers are still coming to collect the inputs.”
She said early-planted crops had survived the recent dry spell.
A farmer, Mr Byron Masiyambiri of Rumhanga Village, said GMB had made inputs available as early as November last year.
The only problem, he said, was accessing cash to buy the inputs, forcing many to go for the stop-order facility.
Online Reporter