Online Reporter
Elita Chikwati
Cottco has raised concern over side marketing as the company is getting about 35 percent of the contracted crop.
The cotton company contracts around 400 000 farmers countrywide, providing free inputs and a ready market.
However, some farmers have been side marketing the crop, resulting in Cottco failing to recover costs.
Speaking at the National Oilseeds Conference that is currently running in Kadoma, Cottco chief operating officer Mr Munyaradzi Chikasha said last season they were giving preference to farmers with good track-records.
“We classified farmers using records from the last three seasons and those in the gold class received inputs of up to five hectares.
“We were cautious to curb side marketing,” he said.
