He said this year’s Command Agriculture Programme did not do well after being sabotaged by the G40 cabal following its resounding success the previous year.
Speaking in Guruve yesterday, Mnangagwa said, “following the resounding success of the Command Agriculture Programme, its detractors moved in and threw spanners in the works. They delayed in securing inputs, but from now onwards be rest assured that all inputs will be availed on time. I deliberately appointed Comrade Perrance Shiri as the Agriculture Minister because of his proven track record as a hands-on person,” he said.
Mnangagwa added: “We want to say bye-bye to hunger for good. A total of 400 000 hectares will be put under Command Agriculture from now onwards. From the 400 000 hectares, we expect to realise two million metric tonnes. A total of 1, 8 million households will be supported by the Presidential Inputs Scheme and we will never go wrong with these two programmes.”
He said Government had launched fishery and fruit tree projects in the province as part of empowering villagers.
“Land must be productive. We should start preparing for the future now. We now have Zagrinda running in Norton. This plant processes juices from fruits and crops like tomatoes and butternuts.
“If we start growing trees now, by the time we construct a processing plant here, the raw materials will be readily available,” he said.
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He said this year’s Command Agriculture Programme did not do well after being sabotaged by the G40 cabal following its resounding success the previous year.
Speaking in Guruve yesterday, Mnangagwa said, “following the resounding success of the Command Agriculture Programme, its detractors moved in and threw spanners in the works. They delayed in securing inputs, but from now onwards be rest assured that all inputs will be availed on time. I deliberately appointed Comrade Perrance Shiri as the Agriculture Minister because of his proven track record as a hands-on person,” he said.
1) Last month, President Mnangagwa insisted in an interview in Davos that Zimbabwe will produce enough to eat from now even if there was a drought. Less than a month later he is eating humble pie!
2) What has Perrance Shiri ever achieved other than the mass murders as commander of the Fifth Brigade, Gukurahundi!
3) What the nation wants is a meaningful say in the governance of the country. Will the nation have free, fair and credible elections so they can decide whether they want any more of this command agriculture nonsense!