adminmaize, poultry and vegetables.
The group, led by Mashonaland Central Governor and Resident Minister Martin Dinha, clinched the deal during a Zimbabwe Trade Promotion Visit to the West African country this week. The project, expected to commence this year, will see Zimbabwean farmers partnering Ghanaians to produce food crops for the local and international markets.
Speaking in a telephone interview from Ghana last Tuesday, Governor Dinha said the move was meant to transfer Zimbabwe’s expertise in commercial farming to Ghana. He said the move, apart from reducing Ghana’s import bill, would promote trade and agriculture between the two countries. “We have a number of critics who say President Mugabe’s land seizures from the white farmers has created food shortages in the country but the truth of the matter is that Zimbabwe has risen from the brink of food shortage and even surpassed its previous production targets. “This move will obviously enhance our already well established relations and we just want to prove our critics wrong,” he said.
He said the Zimbabwean delegation toured the project site at Dawa in the Dangme East District in the Greater Accra region accompanied by some of Ghana’s Cabinet ministers and officials in the agriculture ministry. – HR.
Peter Tanyanyiwa
Online Reporter