He said this year they were relying on maize from the Grain Marketing Board under the grain loan scheme as their yields were poor. “Our fields are exhausted and are no longer conducive for farming. If we could get fertilizers like before it could have been better. So, we have started clearing other patches of land where we can get fertile soil.
In the past, this has worked very well,” said another farmer. The government promised to ensure farmers were well prepared. Agriculture secretary Ngoni Masoka told The Zimbabwean: “Farmers will soon be getting agricultural grants in order to increase agricultural production.”