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UMSEKELI kamphathintambo wezokulima kodwa ekhangele uhlangothi lwezezifuyo uKhomuredi Paddy Zhanda useveze ukukhathazeka ngesenzo sabalimi abangafuni ukuphungula inani lezifuyo zabo esezikhulile.
Ekhuluma embukisweni weZimbabwe International Trade Fair ngeviki ephelileyo, uKhmrd Zhanda ubike ukuba uvakatshele izabelo ezibalisa iMatabeleland South, North, iNkabazwe kanye leManicaland lapho ananzelele uhlupho olufanayo olubhekane labalimi bakulezi indawo olokutshabalala kwamadlelo.
“Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi izulu lonyaka alinanga kuhle, kungakho siyazi kuzakuba lendlala kodwa okusikhathazayo njengogatsha yikuthi izifuyo zizakudlani.
“Sithanda ukukhuthaza abalimi ukuba bathengise izifuyo esezikhulile ngoba kunyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo bazehluleka ukuzithengisa ngokucuba,” kuveza uKhmrd Zhanda.
Uqhubekele phambili wathi ukugcina izifuyo esezikhulule kubangelwa lisiko lethu kodwa singela ama-Fodder Crops okunika izifuyo zethu.
“Abalimi abahlakaniphe bangacini sebekhala sebelahlekelwe yinzuzo yabo ngoba ukugcina izifuyo ezinengi zingelakudla yikulahlekelwa yimali ngoba zizathengwa ngemali ephansi isisindo zazo sezehlile,” kubika uKhmrd Zhanda.
UKhmrd Zhanda ukhuthaze abalimi ukuthi basebenze behlose ukugcwalisa imigomo yeZimAsset.
“Asisebenzeni njengokutsho kweZimAsset sifuyele ukukhipha izifuyo ezilohlonzi njalo ezizathengwa ngemali ephezulu,” kwengeza uKhmrd Zhanda.
