Zimbabwe to boost wheat production

AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka says the country will increase the area planted for wheat from about 80 000 hectares to 85 000 hectares during this year’s winter cropping season.
This comes after the country last year produced a record harvest of 370 000 metric tonnes of the crop, making the country self-sufficient for the first time.
In remarks delivered at a CEO Africa Roundtable indaba last week, Masuka said the government aimed to increase the hectarage again after doing the same last year.