Reference no: EM132206324

Agriculture Permanent Secretary Julius Shawa has appealed to farmers in the country to be patient with government with regards the distribution of farming inputs. Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya had indicated that her ministry government would start the distribution of farming inputs by October 15, 2018 in order to enable farmers prepare adequately for the 2018/2019 farming season. But some farmers are now beginning to panic that the ministry has still not yet started distributing farming inputs. When contacted for a comment on the matter, Mr. Shawa said that there was no need for farmers to panic, promising to make an official position on the matter before Friday this week. Mr Shawa said that government is doing everything to ensure that inputs are delivered to farmers across the country”.

Requirement:

As a qualified and well experienced Project Manager, you have just been invited by the Economic Special Advisor to the State President to look at the statement above and find the lasting solution to this Farm Input distribution problem in Zambia. The main problem surrounding this situation is the contract management issues between the distribution contractors and the responsible government department.

Using a well formulated research problem in this situation, use a desk review to show how contract management and its framework can be used to address this situation in Zambia (follow the research logic in answering this question).