Farmers applaud $60bn grain scheme
Elita Chikwati-Agriculture Reporter
Farmers have hailed Government for availing $60 billion to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) for the procurement of grain during the 2021 marketing season which started on April 1.
In his address on Independence Day, President Mnangagwa announced that Treasury had set aside $60 billion towards grain procurement.
“Treasury has set aside $60 billion for the timely payment of farmers by the Grain Marketing Board. The usual grain collection depots will be complemented by mobile and fixed collection points throughout the country,” he said.
The swift implementation of the Presidential Climate-Proofed Pfumvudza/Intwasa Programme, Presidential Input Support Scheme, Command Agriculture, Presidential Horticulture Programme and respective initiatives by farmers, he said, have also yielded positive results.
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‘Let’s preserve our liberation gains’
Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter
Zimbabwe celebrated 41 years of independence yesterday with President Mnangagwa calling on Zimbabweans to be inspired by the occasion to preserve the gains of the liberation struggle.
This year’s truncated event was held at State House in line with Covid-19 containment regulations.
Cabinet ministers, senior Government officials, service chiefs, traditional leaders and members of opposition political parties attended the event but there was no participation by the general public at State House with the majority of Zimbabweans locally and abroad following on television or online
The celebrations were held under the theme: “Zimbabwe at 41: Together, Growing our Economy for a Prosperous, Resilient and Inclusive Society”.
Mnangagwa Appeals for Unity, Outlines Importance of National Youth Service As Zimbabwe Marks 41 Years of Independence
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appealed for unity in Zimbabwe saying a fragmented society cannot transform the country’s economy, which has over the past several years recorded historic inflationary figures.
Addressing the nation to mark Zimbabwe’s 41
st independence celebrations, Mangagwa said, “As we commemorate this year’s 41st Independence Celebrations, let us look back at the previous years with great pride and joy. More importantly, however, let us look forward to the years ahead with a bright flame of hope for the next generation. We have begun this new decade of our independence with greater determination, resolve and confidence to achieve the vision we set out for ourselves. A vision of an empowered people with a higher standard of living. A vision of a thriving and prosperous economy, which plays its part within
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