FARMERS should take advantage of the availability of chemicals used to destroy weeds in maize and other fields in the country.
BASF country  manager  Jeremiah Shakubanza said  the introduction  of the chemical, stellar star, on the Zambian market would enhance the agriculture performance.
Mr Shakubanza said  the  introduction of the chemical  follows  a research  on its  effectiveness and  ensuring that the product benefit the farmers in the  country.
Mr Shakubanza said in an interview  at the just -ended  Agritech Expo in Chisamba that the  chemical  was  an answer to farmers  as it was effective and  had  been endorsed by  users of the product.
He explained that apart from killing  weeds the farmers would also be saving  money set aside  to pay people for weeding in maize fields.
He said  the  chemical  was  sprayed  between three  or  five weeks after the maize  had grown as well as whenever weeds developed.
Mr Shakubanza said the  introduction of the product on the market was aimed at encouraging  farmers to expand their fields  and  join hands in growing  the  economy without  worrying about the weed.
He said he was  happy with the  response  received so far from the farmers  and  that the company  would  ensure  that the counterfeit  products were not allowed.
“With the use  of  our  product  one  does not need  to worry  about the manpower or  money  to  pay  those assisting to remove weeds,” he said.
He said BASF is the largest  chemicals and agriculture research company in Germany which currently is operating in Zambia.
He paid tribute to the  organisers  of the  expo  saying it provided a platform  to market products.