The government has revealed that the land audit which is currently underway shall guide the land redistribution programme.
The land audit is meant to establish the extent of land utilisation, address the imbalances of the land reform programme and come up with ways of improving agricultural production.
Lands, Agriculture, Water, Culture and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister, Vangelis Haritatos said Government’s thrust is on full, efficient and sustainable utilisation of allocated land for increased investment on land and production.
Government is working on making the 99 year lease available to all farmers to address the security of tenure, especially with respect to A2 farmers to enhance access to funding from financial institutions
Access to finance particularly by smallholders farmers, however remains a major impediment to agricultural performance. Through various interventions as entailed in the Transitional Stabilisation Programme, Government will continue to create a conducive environment for growth we open spaces for private sector investments.
Government has put in place a policy framework to assist farmers engage in contract farming to address the financing gaps and stimulate agricultural production.
Zimbabwe used to be an agro-based economy before the turn of the economy. The demise of the agriculture sector has been attributed largely to the land reform programme, climate change and lack of government subsidies.
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