Agricultural Mechanization in Zimbabwe
GOOD PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES
• Brazilian More Food for Africa Scheme which has enabled small holder
irrigation scheme members to benefit from farm machinery such as
tractors, disc plough, disc harrows, tractor drawn planters to mention a
few.
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Command Agriculture which has seen more small holder farmers venturing
into farming of different crops as they will be provided with inputs.
Agribank and CBZ have agricultural loan facilities.
Extension services provided by government, non governmental
organisations and private companies.
To minimize post harvest losses farmers need to be trained on post harvest.
management. WFP in 2017 procured 212 metric tonnes of small grains but
rejected 41 metric tonnes due to spoilage in Rushinga. This prompted the
PHH management trainings in 2018.View entire presentation