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Mnangagwa warns farmers
01 Jan 2017 at 20:28hrs | Views
Farmers in the Command Agriculture are now in panic mode following acting president Emerson Mnangagwa's warning that every farmer in the command farming will be accountable for the outputs given to them.
Mnangagwa is quoted in the state media saying the scheme is not a vote buying gimmick ahead of 2018 harmonised elections.
"We used to give inputs so that you vote for us and we will follow up on our inputs. Tanga tajaira kukupai zvinhu tisingatevere kuti mutivhotere.iko zvino totimotivhotera tichikutevererai,
No one is going to join command farming once you join you have to be accountable," he said.
Farmers in Mazowe district, Mashonaland Central province in the scheme received little inputs and most of them were reluctant thinking it was a vote buying scheme.
In Mvurwi zone150 farmers registered and all the farmers received maize seed from SEDCO in varieties like 727,627and 513 but less than 100 received other inputs like fertilisers chemicals and fuel.
The farmers who received their inputs from GMB Mvurwi and Concession respectively are now busy planting without other resources with hope that the acting president's sentiments will help them get the remaining inputs.
Unfortunately most farmers in ward 26, 27, 29 and 30 were selling command inputs hoping that 2018 election will cover for them.
"The warning by vice president has brought panic in us because we thought it was a vote buying scheme as we had sold some inputs right now every farmer is busy planting expecting the remaining inputs to come," said the source.
Mnangagwa is quoted in the state media saying the scheme is not a vote buying gimmick ahead of 2018 harmonised elections.
"We used to give inputs so that you vote for us and we will follow up on our inputs. Tanga tajaira kukupai zvinhu tisingatevere kuti mutivhotere.iko zvino totimotivhotera tichikutevererai,
No one is going to join command farming once you join you have to be accountable," he said.
In Mvurwi zone150 farmers registered and all the farmers received maize seed from SEDCO in varieties like 727,627and 513 but less than 100 received other inputs like fertilisers chemicals and fuel.
The farmers who received their inputs from GMB Mvurwi and Concession respectively are now busy planting without other resources with hope that the acting president's sentiments will help them get the remaining inputs.
Unfortunately most farmers in ward 26, 27, 29 and 30 were selling command inputs hoping that 2018 election will cover for them.
"The warning by vice president has brought panic in us because we thought it was a vote buying scheme as we had sold some inputs right now every farmer is busy planting expecting the remaining inputs to come," said the source.
Source - Byo24News
