Zimbabwe's Command Agriculture Programme a Major Flop
A new report published by the government and the World Bank shows that despite more public spending billions of dollars in agriculture by the state, this has not translated into any meaningful productivity with over eight million Zimbabweans in need of food. The report, Public Expenditure Review (PER) with a Focus on Agriculture, also warns that without climate-smart agriculture investment, Zimbabwe's staple food crop - maize - is expected to result in a 33% yield reduction by 2030. In 2017, the government launched the Command agriculture programme with US$3 billion injected to fund the scheme.
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Zimbabwe:
U.S.$3 Billion Command Agriculture Funding Fails to Revive Farming - World Bank
New Zimbabwe, 23 December 2020
A new report published by the government and the World Bank shows that despite more public spending billions of dollars in agriculture by the state, this has not translated into… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Command Agric - the Looting Frenzy Continues
Zimbabwe Standard, 15 November 2020
When baboons raid the maize field in broad daylight, monkeys find a merry time in the orchard. The centre stops holding and things fall apart. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Govt Restructures Command Agriculture Financing Model
263Chat, 19 September 2019
The government of Zimbabwe has moved in to restructured the financing model of its Special Grain and Oil Seed program dubbed, Command Agriculture taking on board local private… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
410 000ha for Command Agric
The Herald, 22 September 2020
Farmers benefiting under the special programme for import substitution, Command Agriculture are expected to put 410 000 hectares under food crops during the forthcoming summer… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Govt Officially Admits Command Agriculture Is Opaque
New Zimbabwe, 1 October 2019
Government has admitted that there was no transparency in its controversial command agriculture programme. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Sakunda Clarifies Command Agriculture Role
263Chat, 16 March 2020
Energy company, Sakunda Holdings has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the total amount spend on Command Agriculture was US$1,1 Billion in the four years the programme… Read more »
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"The government's claims that its much-touted command agriculture is funded by a private company are false and the programme could sink Zimbabwe into bankruptcy," The Standard's ... Read more »
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