Put farms to good use

The good cereals harvest this year is being touted in government corridors as a sign of the turnaround of the agricultural sector, but this is disingenuous.

Opening the Harare Agricultural Show at the Exhibition Park on Friday, President Robert Mugabe said government was happy that maize and grain production was set to surpass 1,4 million metric tonnes, enough to ensure national food self-sufficiency.

“For the first time after many years of drought, Zimbabwe has now attained this level of production.

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