Government to roll out irrigation pumps to counter El-Nino weather phenomenon

GOVERNMENT has announced plans to roll out irrigation pumps on all farms with irrigation facilities across the country to boost food production and counter the effects of the predicted El-Nino weather phenomenon.

Responding to questions in Parliament on Wednesday, Agriculture, Mechanisation, Water Resources minister Auxious Masuka said the programme, initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, will target farms with water and irrigation infrastructure.

“As the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe started the tractor programme in the rural areas.

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