The Federation, with over 6,000 dedicated young farmers, spent the better part of last year cementing partnerships with corporates and other well-wishers willing to assist with resources for the 2015 season.
Philip Sewera, founding president YFCZ, said clubs around the country had started benefitting from free training. Women make the majority of the farmers as they run farming activities at rural setups and the A2 settlements. He called on government to support contract farming and provision of equipment like tractors to the young farmers, saying inconsistent policies made life difficult for farmers.
Like other business people, farmers failed to plan in the absence of consistent state policies, which also scared away investors. “Young farmers have taken farming as a career but the environment is not yet conducive because of the unpredictable government policies,” he said.
Farmers were advised to start making savings and other preparations for the 2016 farming season, as the 2015 activities were already underway. The clubs fall under the Zimbabwe Farmers Union and provide youths with the skills necessary make a living from agriculture.
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