Zimbabwe: Plant Trees to Reduce Fresh Fruit Imports - Shiri

18 December 2013

Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Commander Air Marshal Perrance Shiri has urged the nation to embark on a major tree planting exercise to reduce the country's fresh fruit import bill. At a tree planting event at AFZ Headquarters in Harare yesterday, Air Marshal Shiri said the glut of fresh fruit imports from South Africa was not ideal for a country undergoing an agrarian revolution.

"We want to play our part in ensuring our country has a mini-fruit revolution. We want to set up a planting exercise that will cascade to all our bases, the surrounding communities and most importantly our farmers throughout Zimbabwe," he said.

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