IZimbabwe: Ukukhishwa kwemikhiqizo eminingi yasepulazini kukhuphuka kakhulu iminyaka manje
Izwe libheke esinye sezivuno ezinkulu esikhathini eside kulo nyaka, ngenxa yezimvula ezinhle, ukulungiswa okuthuthukile kanye negagasi elivelayo labalimi abasebasha. Uhulumeni ulindele amathani ombila angaba yizigidi ezingama-2,8 kusukela ngesizini ka-2020/21, okuzoba ukwesibili ngobukhulu ezweni kudonswa emlandweni. Izwe liye lazabalaza ukuzondla kusukela ngo-2000, lapho uhulumeni eqala ukwaba kabusha umhlaba kusuka kubalimi abamhlophe kuya kwabamnyama.
Ngenhlanhla, okukhishwa emikhiqizweni eminingana yasepulazini - ikakhulukazi izitshalo zemali yonyaka njengamazambane, imifino eluhlaza, utamatisi, u-anyanisi namakhukhamba - sekukhuphuke kakhulu iminyaka manje. Lokhu kukhula akukaze kwamukelwe, kepha manje, abanye abalimi abancane nabanesibindi bakhuluma ngakho kuTwitter nakuFacebook. Ukuhamba ngaphansi kwe- #ZimAgricRising hashtag, inhlangano yamapulazi ilethe isici esisha embuzweni okhathazayo ngezolimo zaseZimbabwe ngemuva kohlelo lokwabiwa kabusha komhlaba.
Ngo-2010, izwe lachitha cishe ama-US $ 3 million ukungenisa amazambane eNingizimu Afrika. Ngo-2016, lesi sithombe sase sishintshe kakhulu, lapho iZimbabwe yayiqeda konke ukungeniswa kwamazambane, kodwa yaba imakethe enkulu kunazo zonke eNingizimu Afrika yezimbewu zamazambane njengoba abalimi bayo beya ensimini ukuyotshala lesi sitshalo nezinye eziningi. Phakathi kuka-2017 no-2020, ihektare elingaphansi kwamazambane lenyuke ngo-30%, okuholele ekutheni kube nokukhiqizwa okungu-24%. Izwe manje selikwazi ukuhlangabezana nazo zonke izidingo zalo zamazambane.
Source: thezimbabwemail.com