AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri has announced that FISP beneficiaries who have been completely validated will start receiving their inputs within the week. And Phiri says his ministry has this year undertaken exceptional screening of farmers under the FISP programme. In an interview, Monday, Phiri said his ministry had missed the September 2 target for FISP input collection but it was getting there. “Let me get back to your question, you said on the second you will start processing and giving out, have you started? My answer is we have processed sufficiently to start giving out to the farmers. I have encouraged my friends that we can for those whom we have validated, the 300,000 plus, we go ahead and start...

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