Govt concerned with high cost of fertilizer

Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda

Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda says Government is concerned with the high cost of fertilizer in the country which most farmers cannot afford.

Mr. Lubinda says this high cost of fertilizer means the country should expect reduced production in the coming farming season.

He however, says government is looking at how best it can intervene to help reduce the cost of fertilizer so that as many farmers as possible can afford and thereby produce as much as they can.

Mr. Lubinda says government owes it to the farmers and to the citizens at large to ensure that the cost of fertilizer goes down.

He states that this is considering the impact farming has in reducing poverty in the country.

The Agriculture Minister has since encouraged relevant stakeholders to come up with suggestions on how best government can help reduce the cost of fertilizer.