MINISTER of Agriculture Reuben Mtolo Phiri says government has started distributing farming inputs for the 2025/2026 farming season. And Phiri has announced that 300,000 bonded farmers have successfully sold maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). Speaking when he delivered a ministerial statement in Parliament, Friday, Phiri said government had implemented comprehensive accountability measures to ensure that FISP beneficiaries fulfill their obligations to the programme, in strict adherence to Cabinet Circular CM 11 of 2024. “The overall objective of FISP is to improve the supply and delivery of agricultural inputs to small-scale farmers through sustainable private sector participation at affordable cost, in order to increase household food and income security. The specific objectives of the programme are to: Expand markets...