Input Subsidy

Input Subsidy

Under the input subsidy programme, government offers a fifty percent subsidy for white maize, sugar beans and sorghum on a maximum of one hector per farmer. Farmers make payments for these inputs at Eswatini bank and Eswatini Post countrywide. Farmers have been complaining about this arrangement, thus they requested NMC to look at other payment options which include the introduction of mobile money for the 2020/2021 season.

 

Input subsidy programm

After payment, the farmer is expected to go to any approved agro-dealer/shop (list is published and collection dates) to collect the inputs. The farmer needs to produce the deposit slip and identity document to be assisted. The package for 2021/2022 ploughing season is as listed below:

Crop Inputs Price
Maize Package
1 x 25kg Maize seeds

6 x 50kg Fertilizer

4 x 50kg LAN

Insecticide or Herbicide
E4,900.00
Beans Package
7 x 10kg Bean seeds

3 x 50kg Fertilizer

2 x 50kg LAN

Insecticide or Herbicide
E4,200.00
Sorghum Package
1 x 10kg Sorghum seeds

2 x 50kg Fertilizer

2 x 50kg LAN

Herbicide or Insecticide
E2,450.00

List of Agro Dealers authorized to supply farmers with Inputs

NMC would like to advise all farmers and stakeholders that the following Agro dealers have been authorised to supply farmers with Inputs for the ploughing season. Farmers are advised to bring along their original deposit slips together with their IDs to the listed Agro dealers of their choice.

Agro Dealer Area Region
KZM Investments
Mhlambanyatsi
Manzini
Build It Nhlangano
Nhlangano
Shiselweni
Build It Mbabane
Mbabane
Hhohho
Capstore
Dvokolwako
Manzini
Farm Solutions
Matsapha
Manzini
SAAB
Matsapha
Manzini
Millerton Group
Mbabane, Behind Galp
Hhohho
NNL Investments
Mbabane SEDCO
Hhohho
SAS
Manzini
Manzini
Ngwempisi
Ngwempisi
Manzini