Grain millers criticise new law

GOVERNMENT should review the new statutory instrument on contract farming amid concerns that the new piece of legislation has loopholes, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has said.

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Speaking at the Bakers and Millers’ breakfast meeting in Harare, GMAZ chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara said Statutory Instrument (SI) 140 0f 2013, Agricultural Marketing Authority (Grain, Oilseed and Products) Regulations, was expected to bring order in the contract farming and encourage many companies to support production of these crops, but the law has its problems.

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