February 4, 2021
Mphatso Nkuonera – Mana 8 Comments
Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has labelled the 2020/21 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) a “success” and announced that it ends on 20th February 2021.
Ministers of Agriculture Lobin Lowe adressing the media at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. Pic (C) Daniel Namwini-Mana
Ministers of Infomation Gospel Kazako (L) adressing the media at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. Pic (C) Daniel Namwini-Mana
Lowe speaking at a news conference held at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC)in Lilongwe on Thursday said the programme made “ a landmark achievement of getting over 90 percent redemption rate.
He said out of 3 788 105 targeted farmers, 3 391 440 smallholder farmers had redeemed their 2 bags of 50kgs each while 2 662 340 targeted farmers had redeemed seeds by 30th January 2021.