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Grace Mugabe urges farmers to be innovative
25 Aug 2016 at 20:42hrs | Views
The First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe has urged farmers to be innovative to produce enough food for the nation as part of the fulfilment of the food and security cluster under ZIM ASSET.
Dr Mugabe made the call after touring some of the stands at the 2016 Harare Agricultural Show where various agricultural equipment and products were on display.
Speaking to journalists after the tour, Dr Mugabe says exhibitions at the agricultural show are impressive calling for farmers to be innovative in ensuring food security for the nation with much emphasis on small grains.
Dr Mugabe says tertiary institutions are doing well regarding the utilisation of technology though there is need for government to assist in funding some of the works being done at tertiary institutions.
The First Lady's port of call was the Women's University in Africa stand then the Midlands State University stand.
She concluded the tour of tertiary institutions by stopping over at the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University stand.
Tanaka Power, a firm which deals with agricultural equipment, was the centre of attraction for the tour with an exhibition of modern equipment dealing with veldt fires.
The First Lady also toured the POTRAZ stand, Miss Tourism Zimbabwe Trust, ZIMRA stand the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce stand.
To conclude the tour, the First Lady and her entourage visited Gushungo Dairy where various products were on display.
Dr Mugabe made the call after touring some of the stands at the 2016 Harare Agricultural Show where various agricultural equipment and products were on display.
Speaking to journalists after the tour, Dr Mugabe says exhibitions at the agricultural show are impressive calling for farmers to be innovative in ensuring food security for the nation with much emphasis on small grains.
Dr Mugabe says tertiary institutions are doing well regarding the utilisation of technology though there is need for government to assist in funding some of the works being done at tertiary institutions.
She concluded the tour of tertiary institutions by stopping over at the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University stand.
Tanaka Power, a firm which deals with agricultural equipment, was the centre of attraction for the tour with an exhibition of modern equipment dealing with veldt fires.
The First Lady also toured the POTRAZ stand, Miss Tourism Zimbabwe Trust, ZIMRA stand the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce stand.
To conclude the tour, the First Lady and her entourage visited Gushungo Dairy where various products were on display.
Source - zbc
