Wadyajena blasts State programmes abusers

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has criticised the abuse of government-funded programmes, such as the command agriculture and the presidential inputs scheme, by individuals who enrich themselves at the expense of smallholder farmers.

Speaking at a Seed Co field day at Arnold Rattray Research Station on Wednesday, chairperson of the committee, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, said Zimbabwe needed the private and public sectors to act responsibly in order to improve agricultural productivity.

“State programmes cannot be abused for self-enrichment.

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