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Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter
The Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union will hold its 81st Annual Congress in Gweru on Friday with delegates expected to deliberate on opportunities created by Government through various schemes to address the agricultural finance gap.
The congress which will run under the theme “Making Markets Make Sense” will be attended by delegates comprising ZFU leadership and stakeholders in the agricultural sector.
This 81st edition of the ZFU Congress will include a policy conference, focusing on the role of extension and milk pricing policy in the dairy sector.
“The policy conference is under the Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain (TranZDVC) project financed by the European Union.
In a statement today, ZFU said the theme was inspired by the opportunities created by the Government through various schemes to address the agricultural finance gap and provide reliable markets for various agricultural commodities.
“Farmers have expressed appreciation for Government interventions including the Pfumvudza/Intwasa Scheme, Presidential Input Scheme, National Enhanced Agriculture Productivity Scheme (Command Agriculture), Irrigation Development, Livestock Growth Plan, Farm Mechanization, and the Presidential Cotton Free Inputs Scheme.
“The congress will provide a platform for farmer support and implementing institutions to review these interventions with a view to further strengthen and make them more responsive to the farmers’ and stakeholder needs,” read the statement.
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