‘Diversify grain production’

GWERU — Agriculture and Mechanisation minister Joseph Made has urged farmers in low rainfall areas such as the Midlands to diversify into growing small grains to guard against climate change-induced food shortages.

In a speech read of his behalf by Zanu PF national spokesperson Rugare Gumbo at a field day held at former Midlands governor Cephas Msipa’s farm in Gweru last Friday, Made said the decline in funding for agricultural activities and erratic rainfall patterns had negatively impacted on the country’s food security.

“Over the years food security and income for many farmers in Gweru district have declined significantly,” said Made.

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