By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala
The Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that the current Public Procurement Framework and the country’s Budget Appropriation approach are failing the green schemes in terms of funding.
In a statement released last week, the Ministry stated that the two funding tools are not well-suited to the dynamics and seasonal nature of agriculture.
“Its rigidity and the untimely availability of funds pose challenges for the Ministry in procuring goods and services for the Green Scheme Projects in a timely and efficient manner,” the Ministry wrote in a statement.
The ministry provided a detailed explanation as to why it has employed the use of emergency procurement for agricultural inputs for green schemes, after having taken them from the dissolved Agribusdev. Such emergency procurement was necessitated by the delayed availability of the budget for agricultural inputs, stated the ministry.
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