Be self-reliant, farmers told

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya yesterday blasted local farmers for their dependence on inputs from the government and urged them to be self-reliant.

BY KENNETH NYANGANI

Mangudya made the remarks while officiating at the Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union 75th annual congress in Mutare.

“They [farmers] should move away from culture of getting freebies from government.

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