MINISTRY of Agriculture Permanent Secretary John Mulongoti has disclosed that about 1,030 FISP beneficiaries have so far collected their inputs. Mulongoti further says his ministry has screened about 70 percent of farmers under FISP, adding that all ghost farmers will be replaced. In an interview, Mulongoti said these statistics were as of Thursday last week. “…2,084 have since deposited and 1,030 have collected inputs [as of Thursday] across the country. The time, we still have, looking at the projection. I think we are on course because like I told you the other time, about 3,050 farmers have received the authority to deposit, they have to look for money. Once they find money the inputs are there, it’s a matter of...

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