THE cash-strapped government, which for years spoon-fed beneficiaries of its controversial and often violent land reform programme, will not provide free inputs for the winter wheat crop this year.
Agriculture Minister Joseph Made told the Senate Thursday that A2 farmers who have relied on government for inputs since the farm invasions started nearly 10 years ago should not "expect" assistance from government this year.
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