GOVERNMENT is in need of nearly US$50 million to rehabilitate 40 irrigation schemes and restore 10 000 hectares of land into productive use. In a media update yesterday, the ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary, Obert Jiri, said Zimbabwe had an estimated 460 irrigation schemes which all needed rehabilitation, but his ministry was focused on resuscitating 40. …

Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri
