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“It is estimated that the local market is operating at 50 percent capacity, but it is di슙걹cult for new Sponsored Links
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The report said the cost of production for potatoes is the main reason why only a few
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An estimated 900 to 1 000 hectares are under potato production every year. Cde X.
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In 2010, the Agricultural Marketing Authority imposed a ban on imported potatoes from South khumalor
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producers cannot yet meet the demand.

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However, in May this year, farmers’ unions in Zimbabwe agreed to seek funds from AgriBank to
embark on a massive potato production to mitigate the e鸂꽨ects of this season’s failed summer
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The Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union president Mr Wonder Chabikwa is on record saying
more than 500 hectares of land was expected to be put under potato production as from July, Gibson Mhaka
and this would be increased based on the demand. Features

The 2012-2013 summer cropping season saw a drastic reduction of maize yields from the
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annual 2,2 million metric tonnes to around 1,2 million metric tonnes.
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Other food crops such as soya bean and wheat also performed badly this season.
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Potatoes have proven to be an important crop component in the creation of viable cropping
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programmes for most farms.

There is also a national potato programme in place which aims to enhance food security, Lungile Tshuma
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adequate volumes of nutritious and a鸂꽨ordable potatoes produced under sustainable
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Doing so will reduce costs and increase farmer prots and in the long run, resulting in improved
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The national programme is targeting to at least double potato consumption over the next 12
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