Farmers dump cotton farming over low lint prices

COTTON farmers in Gokwe have decried low cotton prices which have been pegged at US$0,30 per kilogramme, saying this was discouraging them from participating in the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco)’s Pfumvudza programme in the new season.

Several farmers, who spoke to NewsDay said although the Pfumvudza programme had increased yields, they were not keen to partake in this year’s programme and would opt to plant maize, sunflower, groundnuts and sugar beans instead.

Cottco administers the Pfumvudza Cotton programme, which targets more than 520 000 growers to benefit from the Presidential Input Scheme.

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