Mazabuka — THE government, through Food Reserve Agency (FRA), has allocated K1.2 billion to Mazabuka district for the purchase of maize from small-scale farmers for the 2004/2005 farming season.

Mazabuka District veterinary officer Irvin Mweetwa acknowledged that the sisters' eco-friendly and integrated agricultural project is a life-changer in the district.

There is a small group of men in Mazabuka who have formed an NGO they describe as a "male motivated, non-profit making, non-religious community based organisation whose main objective is to ...