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A1 farmers in panic as Mnangagwa fires warning at Chanetsa burial
07 Jan 2017 at 16:22hrs | Views
On Saturday, at the burial of national hero Peter Chanetsa at the National Heroes Acre, acting president Emerson Mnangagwa emphasised his seriousness on wanting Command Agriculture program farmers to be accountable.
Chanetsa is credited with laying a foundation in the Mashonaland West province during the initial stages of the land reform programme.
"Farmers on Command Agriculture programme are expected to deliver on the promise they made when they joined the programme. They are also expected to account for the inputs they received as well as prove that they deserve to be on the land ahead of others.
"A scientific land audit is being put in place with the ultimate goal being food self sufficiency. Go well Peter, go well son of the soil!" said Mnangagwa.
Many A1 farmers are in now panicking after they sold inputs from command farming anticipating that the government will pardon them amid the 2018 election campaigns.
Chanetsa is credited with laying a foundation in the Mashonaland West province during the initial stages of the land reform programme.
"Farmers on Command Agriculture programme are expected to deliver on the promise they made when they joined the programme. They are also expected to account for the inputs they received as well as prove that they deserve to be on the land ahead of others.
"A scientific land audit is being put in place with the ultimate goal being food self sufficiency. Go well Peter, go well son of the soil!" said Mnangagwa.
Many A1 farmers are in now panicking after they sold inputs from command farming anticipating that the government will pardon them amid the 2018 election campaigns.
Source - Byo24News
