Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Nkaku Kabi, has announced that fertilizers will be available at the branch offices in various districts from this week.
Speaking at a press conference last week, Kabi said there was no need for the Basotho in the districts to send the Maseru people to unload and buy fertilizer for them. He said all those who had already registered for fertilizer were allowed to collect them.
Kabi also encouraged Basotho to engage in agriculture with determination, saying that they should produce more food so that Lesotho can be more self-sufficient in grain production, in order to save M3.9 billion from regular imports. to the country. “The country’s imports are imported, and the country loses M3.9 billion, which is hampering the country’s economic growth.
Our producers are not successful in producing enough food for the country, we can give an example of a recent incident where we closed the import of tomatoes with the idea that farmers could supply our market, but in the meantime we had to imported abroad.
We need more producers to rely on. Fertilizers, seedlings, good soil and water are available, and we can no longer produce in large quantities as long as we take this matter seriously and seek the help of agricultural experts, ”Kabi appealed.
Mr Kabi also reported that arrears of sheep traders would receive their benefits once they had completed the agreements with the mattresses to be set by the Postal Bank (LPB).
“We will start in Quthing district on November 8 next year, announcements will be made to inform wool traders in the middle scissors for everyone to be close, on the 10th there will be a visit to Berea and on the 11th November will be paid to Leribe farmers.
Kiri associations will be notified of their date, ”Kabi said. He added that they are working with the Ministry of Small Business Development, Co-operatives and Markets, ‘along with the LPB which the Ministry of Finance has already invested in the money that will be paid to fur traders.
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