{"id":362886,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/362886/?format=json","text_counter":104,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Washiali","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":151,"legal_name":"Benjamin Jomo Washiali","slug":"benjamin-washiali"},"content":"Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also rise to support this Motion because yesterday afternoon, I was here and nobody has so far opposed this Motion. At the outset, I want to declare that I had the privilege of working at National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and our core function then was to purchase cereals, stock, distribute and sell. After I left, NCPB was given the mandate of stocking the Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR). When I was there, there was no time that soil experts were employed. We did not have agricultural officers. Therefore, I am wondering whether there is the additional mandate of purchase of fertilizer. I know that is a very technical addition to the business of farming. But who has been advising the Board on what kind of fertilizer to buy, when to buy and when to supply? I know that the---"}