Africa-Press – Lesotho. Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon Nkaku Kabi on Thursday announced at a press conference that the ministry will do its utmost to ensure that Basotho get fertilized during two weeks from now.
Mr. Kabi explained that he had spoken to the department officials about the issue of fertilizers especially the challenge which has made the noise so far.
He said among the issues raised was that the businessman, who had been given the task of providing fertilizer to the department, had donated it, and that, in the meantime, had provided direct fertilizer.
half of the expected fertilizer. Meanwhile, the department has given him until this week on Friday to deliver the remaining fertilizer to him, and he has arrived inland.
Kabi went on to say that if the trader did not achieve the fertilizer for unreasonable reasons, the department would terminate the contract of employment between him and him, and the amount owed to him would be given to another trader.
will provide fertilizer. “I have received a report that there are Basotho sleeping here, while others are waking up because the seed and fertilizer system is stirring.
Ideally, it should be us and the officers sleeping in the offices because we have promised the public that we will deliver services to them, ”Kabi said.
He also pointed out that as a department they have already approached the Ministry of Finance to increase fertilizer as it provided 4000 tonnes this summer, when they needed at least 8000 to 9000 tonnes.
He said it was the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance to annually donate 8000 tonnes every year and in this case they contributed half, which means that the other half of the Basotho who need to go to the fields will be defeated.
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He added that the expectation was that if they were declared defeated, in the first week of November, they would soon close the issue of fertilizer to be given to the Basotho.
“I also say to traders and brokers, discounts on seeds and fertilizers are made for the poor Basotho in the four villages.
We have committed ourselves as the government of Lesotho through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to provide Basotho fertilizers at a discount, ”Kabi said.
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