Having set its winter wheat target as 85,000 hectares this season, Zimbabwe expects to obtain more than 400,000 tons of crops. The government aims to attract farmers' attention to local wheat, whose production has declined over the years, by providing financial support.
For this purpose, there is a plan to cultivate 85,000 hectares of land together with the private sector. The goal is to reduce the country's dependence on imports by producing 425,000 tons of wheat.
The annual wheat requirement of Zimbabwe is 500,000 tons, where as the production in 2019 was just 100,000 tons.
All of this whilst the country is dealing with power cuts, farmers facing issues with irrigation expect the government to provide solutions. In response the government has stated that it would set up more irrigation facilities to solve this problem.
The main reason for the decrease in wheat production is seen as farmers having problems in irrigation and turning to drought-resistant crops with increasing costs in wheat production.
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The annual wheat requirement of Zimbabwe is 500,000 tons, where as the production in 2019 was just 100,000 tons.
All of this whilst the country is dealing with power cuts, farmers facing issues with irrigation expect the government to provide solutions. In response the government has stated that it would set up more irrigation facilities to solve this problem.
The main reason for the decrease in wheat production is seen as farmers having problems in irrigation and turning to drought-resistant crops with increasing costs in wheat production.
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