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Dora Siliya – Pic by Albert Mpezeni
Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya has described the e-voucher system of distributing farming inputs as a success.
Ms Siliya says only 100,000 farmers across the country are yet to have their e-voucher cards loaded with money.
She says of the targeted one million farmers, about 719, 000 responded by paying the contribution of K400 and were able to access the farming inputs.
Ms Siliya tells QTV News that the only challenge that is beyond government’s control is the dry spells being experienced in certain parts of the country.
She regrets that some stakeholders have politicized the system by focusing on the challenges rather than the successes of the e-voucher.
Ms Siliya contends that the e-voucher is a success considering that of the one million targeted farmers; over 700, 000 farmers have been able to access inputs.