Comments on: Limulunga Farmers Cry For Help https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/ Keeping you Informed Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Mwelwa https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532623 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:34:12 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532623 It would only be fair for DMMU to take stock of all farmers who have been affected and see how they can be helped in terms of inputs next season. Divert CDF and FISP

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By: Swahili for the unity of Africa https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532416 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:47:36 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532416 Sad, sad, sad. My suggestion is that rather than limiting FISP to maize only let us distribute cassava cuttings to all small scale farmers as a fallback in case of drought or flooding. Cassava is a a hardy crop which survives both drought and flooding. There is no dignity in being hunger striken and our kith and kin in the entire breadth of our country need to be empowered with the cassava contingency plan.

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By: Iwe https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532349 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:07:59 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532349 In reply to Jaipaul Singh.

@Dobo there are a lot of we we in your reply. Stop for a moment & replace we with I. The UPND Govt is a poor Govt mixo mixo with akaso by Hunger Hinde. Just grow food for yourself & your family even 1 lima rent if you don’t have & use watering cans.

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By: yaba baba https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532345 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:50:22 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532345 In reply to Deja Vu.

Current president is elitist one-nose thinker. His solution is being investors to take our resources and kill local farming, industry and social network.Yaba.

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By: kachasa ngosa https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532344 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:44:03 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532344 In reply to Echo Man.

You mean socialism?

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By: Deja Vu https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532342 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:38:01 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532342 This is a very sad development especially for people who solely depend on nature to grow their food. Sixty years wasted on politicking… KK had the foresight but didn’t want to learn… the others who followed fell into the trap of self preservation…We should by have organised communities with common irrigation systems. But unfortunately even the current president is guilty of wasting time on politics.

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By: Dobo https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532335 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:05:41 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532335 In reply to Jaipaul Singh.

Good idea. What about reafforestation? There are too many natural forests in Zambia. We need to plant more fast growing trees and increase the heights of water tables. Even with this “drought” we have more water than many countries that produce more food. I think the solution is constructing of more dams, irrigation. We have enough water from the water bodies as well as the electricity for pumping water around the place. We should engage Israelis and dutch govts for advice. Saudi Arabia has been exporting food even though they are a desert country. What are Zambians doing with their votes? get the right people to lead and food will be the least of our problems. We can learn a lot even from Namibia which is desert but exports beef!

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By: Nostradamus https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532320 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:58:27 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532320 In reply to Kalaba.

am confused, which giveenmwnt are they asking for help? Just 2 weeks ago, Sinyinda said Western Province has nothing to do with Zambia. So why today you want Zambia to give you maize, instead of asking Litunga?

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By: 2020vision https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532317 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:11:14 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532317 In reply to Kalaba.

It is terrible, the damage has been done all we can do is pray for some rains to come so that not all the crop is lost.

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By: Gunner in Zambia https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/19/limulunga-farmers-cry-for-help/#comment-3532312 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:53:08 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=443766#comment-3532312 In reply to Ayatollah.

The Ministry of Agriculture has fine technocrats who are equal to the task. They’re present in every district in the country and they know what to do. Don’t think they’re dumb just because they have not issued media statements.

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