By Sue-Ann Wayow
HEAVY rainfall over the past week that has not yet ceased is causing farmers to be in distress.
Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Kazim Hosein is assuring that relief will be brought as soon as possible to those legitimately impacted by flooding through the relevant County Agricultural Office.
In a media release on Monday, the ministry stated that Hosein held on Sunday, discussions with key officials and staff of the ministry including the Permanent Secretary and the Director of Engineering Division, on bringing immediate relief to the farming communities, within the shortest period of time.
Attempts were made earlier to visit the Plum Mitan Farming Project – one of the areas heavily impacted by severe flooding, however, the bridges and roads leading into the project were inundated and totally impassable due to the Jagroma River overflowing its banks.
The Minister has placed his technical team, along with contractors with the requisite equipment on standby, to immediately enter the major affected areas to quickly aid in bringing relief to the major affected areas so that food production can resume in these key “food basket” areas, the release stated.
