More
    HomeAgricultureGMB courts farmers

    GMB courts farmers

    Published on

    spot_img

    Harare (New Ziana) – The Grain Marketing Board has come up with a new input distribution programme which rewards farmers who deliver their produce to the GMB early.

    Under the new arrangement, farmers will get inputs under the Presidential Input Support Scheme on a first come first served basis in accordance to the delivery list recorded at the GMB collection points.

    GMB chief executive officer Rockie Mutenha said procurement of inputs under the Presidential scheme was already underway.

    In the last farming season, over 1.6 million households benefited from the Presidential Input Support scheme.

    “Government is in the process of procuring inputs under the presidential scheme for distribution before the onset of the rains,” he said.

    “Farmers who deliver their produce early will get first preference in the distribution of the presidential inputs. Distribution of the inputs will be according to the delivery list to depots or collection points.”

    Mutenha added: “Farmers are therefore encouraged to deliver their grain early and take advantage of this new arrangement.”

    Last month, the government announced an upward review of grain and soya bean producer prices for the 2020/21 marketing season to encourage farmers to deliver their produce to the GMB.

    The producer price of maize rose from $6 958 to $12 329 per tonne, traditional grains from $7 260 to $12 865 and soya beans from $6 958 to $17 211.

    Traditional grains include sorghum, millet, and rapoko.
    New Ziana

    Latest articles

    Zim, Cuba strengthen ties with landmark cultural partnership

    Harare, (New Ziana) –A high level delegation from Zimbabwe early this week meet with...

    President Mnangagwa officiates at historic renaming of Tomilnson Depot, and commissioning of police housing

    Harare, (New Ziana) -President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officially unveiled the new name of...

    Zimbabwe moving to tighten social media regulation

    Harare,  (New Ziana) — The Zimbabwe government plans to strengthen the Data Protection Act...

    Call to replicate tobacco industry success in other sectors

    Harare, (New Ziana) - The success of the tobacco industry in Zimbabwe should be...

    More like this

    Zim, Cuba strengthen ties with landmark cultural partnership

    Harare, (New Ziana) –A high level delegation from Zimbabwe early this week meet with...

    President Mnangagwa officiates at historic renaming of Tomilnson Depot, and commissioning of police housing

    Harare, (New Ziana) -President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officially unveiled the new name of...

    Zimbabwe moving to tighten social media regulation

    Harare,  (New Ziana) — The Zimbabwe government plans to strengthen the Data Protection Act...