Traditional leaders in Nkhatabay have claimed that government’s delay to distribute subsidy fertilizer will lead to more hunger in the district.
The chiefs said government is yet to distribute the farm inputs even though the names of beneficiaries were already submitted to authorities.
This is happening at a time the farming season has already begun in most parts of the district.
Speaking in an interview, senior group village headman Mbaya Mphande of Chitheka village located to the west of Nkhatabay, said they have no hope that they will have access to subsidy fertilizer this year.
“This is the reason I have urged my subjects to start buying fertilizer with their money because government is proving to be unreliable. We tried to send them names but till now, nothing is cooking up from them,” he said.
The same sentiments were shared by village headman Muyangala of Kang’oma in the same district who feared his subjects might be subjected to serious food shortage next year.
He said most of his subjects being poor will not manage to buy fertilizer at a very expensive price thus they will cultivate without fertilizer.
“This will result into low yields. Obviously, we will suffer another hunger next year. This is very stressing,” he said.
Village headman Chokopeke Mkorongo of Chintheche added his stress on the issue while urging authorities to do something urgently.
But some sources told Malawi24 that government will not distribute subsidy fertilizer to residents of Nkhatabay district this year.
Though this publication could not independently confirm the claims, government is believed to have abandoned the people of Nkhatabay in as far as fertilizer subsidy is concerned because the district is already suitable for cassava farming.
Several efforts to hear government’s version of the story proved futile as Minister of Agriculture George Chaponda was not available for comment.
Mmmmmmmm mwina munali ndi kachibwenzi kale ndikumene munathawilako eti kkkkkkkkkkk
I hope you are not intending to sell the fertilizer and buy maize. That is not the theory of eradicating hanger in a family.
Ku nkhatabay anthu chimanga samachidziwatu! Amalima chinangwa ndipo msima yao ndi ya kondoole. Ndiye fertilizer akathira muchinangwa kapena! Amakonda msima youmitsa mimba anthu amenewa. Ine mpaka banja ndinalithawa nanga daily mimba nguuuu ndi kondoole! Asaaaaaa kkkkkkkkk
Sitifa ndi njala koma ndi mulili
Mufa nokha ndi njala, anakunamiza ndani kt kumpoto kuli njala?
No more subsidy
Dereck Jassi, anakunamizatu.
Kwathu kuno njala ndi nthano timangoyimvera mu manyuzi
waziwa cha kuti kuNkhata tithemba kondowoli isi.
fundo yabwino ndiyakt.boma lipeleke ndrama ku ma company omwe amagulitsa feteleza ndicholinga chakt feteleza atsike or atagulitsidwa pa k15000 koma wachigule gule pangakhale bwino.anthu omwe amawapatsa makoponi amagulitsa kwa anthu ofunda m’manja nde tinene kt apa akuthetsa njala? KUSAVA BOMA ILI KUSAVA
mudikire ma company omwe apatsidwa ntchito imeneyo ,boma inachokamo komanso kubwera mitengo yatsopano.
Those pple dat benefit & receive subsidized fert. r de same pple whu cry 4 hunger each & every yr.Change de system
Koma Ku mpoto anthu mutha kufanose ndinjala imakutengani bad ulesi kusalima khasu mpini okhawo muno ndiumo ziti thandiza koma atumbukanu
Man muziyenda ku nkhatabay kulibe atumbuka, kuli atonga.
Muzio man
ayimwi ndipotu yosi cha kwe atumbuka mukuziwiliya waka kusankha mtundu.kulimiya chaka chitali nkhuziwiliya akulo.
Kumpoto kulibe njara inu moti pano anthu chimanga sakugula ku Admarc
Njala Kumpoto Kulibe.Anthu Gaga Amadyesa Nkhuku Ndi Nkhumba,anthu Amalimatu Minda Mbweee! Chimanga Chuchita Kusowa Anthu Ogula.
Vuto La Anthu Enanu Simuyenda,mumamvela Pa Wireless Zamadera Adziko La Malawi.Thus Why Mmacommenter zilizonse.
Musatelo ine mpaka kuchiweta konse palibe pomwe munganene njala ili kumpoto mufa nose muwona
malidala nanga ngongakamba viyo…akuvwa kuti mugomani tidamu fatilayiza isi…anganya wo akhumba kusokoto waka tunthu kuboma kuti wanthu angati aja waka chimung’umung’u.vafatilayiza vananga malu nganandi kuti fipa kuphunu waleki kuzomela mo wazomeliyanga vilimika vwajumpha.tanyaki fatilayiza tamukhumba cha kwidi po ndenga ko tagulisanga waka vo.
hahahahahahahahahahaha the same pple hu benefit frm da programme,jxt introduce another system
This year the subsirdy progm i dnt tnk z goin 2b beneftd much