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Tuesday, 5th October, 2021
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY
ORDER PAPER – TUESDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 2021
AT 1430 HOURS
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 76)
4 Mr Chanda (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
(a) when the Food Reserve Agency will pay famers in Kanchibiya Parliamentary Constituency and other parts of the country for the maize supplied during the 2021 marketing season;
(b) what the cause of delay in paying the farmers is; and
(c) whether the delayed payment will not affect preparations for the 2021/2022 farming season.
5 Mr Kamboni (Kalomo Central) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
(a) whether the Government is aware that maize in satellite depots in Kalomo Central Parliamentary Constituency has not been transferred to the main storage depot because transporters have not been paid; and
(b) if so, what urgent measures the Government is taking to ensure that the maize in the satellite depots does not go to waste.
6 Mr Kamboni (Kalomo Central) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
(a) whether the Government has any plans to increase the amount of money allocated to farmers, countrywide, under the Farmer Input Support Programme before the 2021/2022 farming season, considering the increase in the price of fertilizer; and
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
7 Mr Kamboni (Kalomo Central) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
(a) when the distribution of farming inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme for the 2021/2022 farming season will commence, countrywide; and
(b) what the cause of delay in distributing the farming inputs is.
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