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Lemang Dijo lags as season progresses

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SLOW START: Farmers have registered strongly for the new inputs programme, but disbursements lag behind PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Just one-third of farmers registered under the Lemang Dijo programme had received access to benefits by the end of December, figures released recently by the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture indicate.

December is traditionally the midpoint of the country’s cropping season, when farmers should have ploughed and planted, awaiting crop maturity in the months towards May.

The new Lemang Dijo programme, which provides various inputs such as tillage and seeds to farmers for up to one hectare, aims to increase agriculture’s share of national GDP by six percent and boost exports by 3.8 percent.

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