By Rutendo Ngara THE government has expressed concern about farmers who receive cotton inputs and divert them to maize farming, instead saying this is killing the growth of the sector. Speaking to the Daily News in Harare yesterday, Agricultural Rural Development Services (ARDS) chief director Obert Jiri, on the sidelines of World Cotton Day commemorations,…
Cotton side marketing riles government

The country is targeting to produce 270 000 metric tonnes of cotton from 180 000 hectares to be planted in the upcoming season.