Africa-Press – Lesotho. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Hon. Mr Mapesala said the government was aware that Lesotho had been unable to feed itself for a long time due to the COVID-19 virus.
That is why the department, with the approval of the cabinet, reduced the rates of fertilizer and seedlings by 60% to make way for summer farming. He said it was the first time the government had delivered seeds and fertilizers to the districts.
“We have also heard the farmers’ cries about loading goods, so there will be vehicles to deliver goods to the villages, even to traders and farmers who have joined without charge.
Mr Mapesela said last week they had last looked at the issue of tractors with which the government was planting blocks, adding that there was no need for the government to cultivate.
“The government is developing an agricultural policy to support farmers’ farming, income and mass production, and to pay taxes.
He added that after the design of the tractors, the farmer will go to the guide and move to the branch, and the department will transfer them to the Lesotho Post Bank which will take the government’s money and transfer it to the finance department.
that the farmer pays when the bank will pay, and if he fails to pay the tractor will be confiscated and given to someone else. ‘shepherd the branch. “I would like to make it clear that in this case, all those who wish to cultivate the state and the government, start with the Local Government Nominee, and they will be given a form to complete and return to the king to give an overview.
acres that they wish to plant and then move on to the branch where we will fill out a contract. The farmer will use his money to start, and later he will be in the branch to get you 50% of the total agriculture.
It should prove that they really planted that land, because in the past people planted only the wind, some planted not only the seed, but now they want the branch to give them money, ”said Mapesela.
Mapesela said his department and finance department are planning to buy 500 tractors from South Africa, and will train them so that if they have a problem they can buy their parts right here in Lesotho.
“Wheat milling, sowing and digging for potatoes and cabbage growers should be used by the government because they are a very expensive commodity,” said Mapesela. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon.
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