FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the government is set to introduce private sector grain marketing amid plans to operationalise a bankable 99-year land lease programme by next year.
Presenting his budget strategy paper for 2023 last week, Ncube said agriculture was expected to rebound in 2023, with growth expected at 6,7 percent, up from the five percent decline projected for 2022.
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“Interventions in the sector will be guided by the Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation Strategy and Agriculture Recovery Plan, whose thrust is to increase agriculture output to US$8,2 billion by 2025,” h
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