‘Free inputs scheme chokes seed producers’

GOVERNMENT is reportedly failing to timeously pay seed producers for Presidential Inputs Scheme supplies, threatening the viability of the companies.

This was revealed in the findings of a study carried out by researchers from the African Seed Access Index in partnership with the Zimbabwe Seed Association to assess the structure and economic performance of Zimbabwe’s formal seed sector.

“Late payments for seed delivered were the main source of complaints among seed companies.

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