Government has set new producer prices for various crops
for the 2019-2020 farming season reflective of the current economic situation
and are expected to help farmers to execute their agricultural business.
The new prices were announced by Information, Publicity and
Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa during her brief of decisions
made by Cabinet in Harare yesterday.
Minister Mutsvangwa assured the nation that Government was
working to ensure food security in the country following a preliminary report
on cereal sufficiency for 2018-2019 by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and
Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri.
Minister Mutsvangwa also updated the media on the progress
Government had registered on the tender for the construction of dams in the
country.
Further, in line with Vision 2030 target of having a world
class road network, Minister Mutsvangwa shared information on progress
registered on three major road projects.
“Cabinet approved the proposal by the Minister of Lands,
Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement to review the producer
prices for maize, small grains, wheat, soya beans and cotton as follows, maize
and small grains, RTGS$726 per tonne, wheat RTGS$1 089,68, soyabean, RTGS$918
and cotton RTGS$1 950 per tonne,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
“Cabinet also approved that the 38, 5 percent subsidy on
the selling price to millers be maintained in order to prevent increases in the
retail prices. In US dollar terms, the prices are now aligned to the import
parity prices in the region.”
Minister Mutsvangwa continued: “Cabinet received a
preliminary cereal sufficiency report for 2018/2019 agricultural season from
the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement. The
report showed that cereal production in 2018-2019 is projected at 714 598
tonnes of cereal grains. This excludes what we have in the Strategic Grain
Reserve at GMB. Government is taking steps to ensure that the national food
security is guaranteed.
“Cabinet received from the Minister of Lands, Agriculture,
Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement an update on water infrastructure tender
flighted on 01 March 2019 by his ministry.
“The tender, which closes on 3 May, 2019, is soliciting for
potential investments for the development of 19 large dams and water supply
projects under Build, Own, Operate and Transfer arrangements. The water
infrastructure development projects upon completion will augment water supply
for urban, industrial and agricultural use.”
With regards to the three road projects, Minister
Mutsvangwa said: “Cabinet received an update from the Minister of Transport and
Infrastructural Development on the priority road infrastructure projects to be
undertaken under Public Private Partnership.
“The road projects are as follows Mvurwi-Guruve-Kanyemba,
Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls and Gweru-Buchwa-Rutenga-Boli-Sango.
“Cabinet directed that due to the urgency of the road
projects, the investors should immediately commence works on the projects
assigned to them by 8th April, 2019.” Herald
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