THE Ministry of Agriculture has written to all fertiliser suppliers to express displeasure over the slow pace at which the 2022/23 farming season inputs are being distributed, urging them to be faster. In a letter addressed to one of the suppliers, Agrizam Investment Limited, Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Green Mbozi urged the company to hasten the delivery process and abide by the deadline of November 30. Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri recently assured farmers that his ministry was closely monitoring the distribution of inputs for the 2022/23 farming season to ensure that they were delivered on time before the “actual” rainy season. And in an interview, Thursday, Phiri said the ministry had written to all the contracted companies and not...

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