President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government under the
new dispensation aims at economically empowering all Zimbabweans through
reviving industries and improving road and rail infrastructure.
Speaking to thousands of Zanu PF supporters at Mapfungautsi
Primary School in Gokwe, the President said government envisages a middle
income economy by 2030.
“Government will continue engaging other countries through
the ‘Zimbabwe is open for business’ mantra so as to lure investors for the
development of the country,” he said.
President Mnangagwa encouraged young people to acquire
relevant skills so that they become custodians of the economy.
“It is necessary that we keep teaching our children of the
role played by war veterans in fighting for the liberation of the country.
Universities should produce highly skilled students who will help grow the
economy,” he said.
The President noted that cotton production is on a revival
path adding that it has surged over the past three years.
“Gokwe produces 50 percent of the country’s cotton and that
makes you very special as you play a crucial role in the development of the
country,” said the President.
He said the period for free seed from the government will be
extended noting that there is need for value addition to the cotton so that it
fetches more foreign currency when exported.
“My government will continue supporting cotton farmers by
giving them seed and is in the process of ensuring that the cotton is beneficiated.
This can only be done by mechanising and modernising the country’s
agriculture,” Cde Mnangagwa said.
President Mnangagwa said agriculture should be mechanised
in order to increase yields adding that the government will, therefore,
introduce a programme to help farmers acquire tractors which will be paid in
installments.
“Government through the Lands, Agriculture and Rural
Resettlement Ministry will put in place programmes to provide tractors among
other things to farmers which are payable over a certain period of time,” he
said.
The President said the government will support artisanal
miners so that they contribute towards the development of the country.
“We have an abundance of minerals here in the Midlands and
we know that artisanal miners are in need of support from government and that
we will do so as to make their work more efficient,” he said.
President Mnangagwa said the government has opened the
Empowerbank which is aimed at empowering the youth.
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