Low FDI alarms government, says Mphoko

The government of Zimbabwe is alarmed by the lack of investment in the food processing industry, vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko has said.

He said such a scenario had a negative effect on the country's agricultural sector as demand for farm produce declined and eventually translated into job losses.

The VP said government however remained committed to the recovery of agriculture, especially crop and livestock farming.

He said there was need for the private sector to continue to answer to government calls for self-sufficiency in the production of food in Zimbabwe as enunciated in the Zimbabwe Agenda for Socio-Sustainable economic transformation.