655 farmers of Imusho Ward in Sesheke District of Western Province are happy to receive fertilizer and yellow maize seed fortified with Vitamin C under Emergency Wetland programme through the Department of Community Development.

Speaking to Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) shortly after giving the inputs to the farmers of Mbao area, Sesheke District Community Development Officer, Lisimba Muyunda disclosed that Imusho ward was one of the hard to reach area of the district, hence delivering inputs to that part of the district required concerted efforts.

“It is exactly 125 kilometers from Katima Mulilo border post to Kamenga border via Kongola. And from Imusho border to Imusho primary school, it is about five kilometers, making it 130 kilometers when using the Namibian route while when using the cut line in a sand rough road it is about 128 kilometers from Sesheke to Imusho primary school,” Mr Muyunda said.

Meanwhile, the beneficiaries of the farming inputs have thanked and praised the government for taking farming inputs to them despite their area not having an access road.

Majakube Kazenene of Kachanchu village said that he was happy to have received the farming inputs despite the dry spell which has affected Imusho ward.

“From the time the rain season started in October, it has only rained once, which was not even heavy but just some showers which could not even wet the soil,” Mr Kazenene said.

Another beneficiary of Chivula area, Nalucha Mubita said despite having received the farming inputs, her worry was that the maize seed would not germinate because of the dry spell which has affected Imusho and the district at large.

Ms Mubita has since appealed to the government to supply the farmers with dry resistance seeds like sorghum and millet as the dry spell seemed to go on up to January.