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Precious Manomano and Walter Nyamukondiwa

ZIMBABWE is set to surpass its wheat planting target of 120 000 hectares with almost 119 000 hectares having been achieved by end of day Thursday.

Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Professor Obert Jiri confirmed the imminent meeting of the target saying the country had broken successive production records in the last few seasons.

This has gone a long way in consolidating Zimbabwe’s food security.
Yesterday was the deadline for wheat planting and the Government is optimistic that farmers are likely to surpass the target.

In light of drought, the Government has increased irrigation schemes to boost wheat production.
The private sector also played a pivotal role to boost this year’s winter wheat production with Zinwa and Zesa promising uninterrupted power supply and adequate water.

This season the Government was well prepared to support wheat production better than previous seasons as it is working closely with various stakeholders to boost food security.

This year will go down in the history of Zimbabwe as the year in which the country will attain a record-breaking wheat yield of some over 600 000tonnes.