By Simon Nare
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for intensified collaboration between South Africa and Zimbabwe in the small and medium scale farming sector in both countries to guarantee food security.
Ramaphosa, who was addressing the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare, said both countries needed increased investment in small and medium farming entities, particularly those owned and run by women and the youth.
“I call on the private sectors in both Zimbabwe and South Africa to use this show to explore avenues for great collaboration that will result in more trade and investment across our borders,” he said.
The president said investment was needed in the provision of seeds, training, irrigation schemes, storage facilities and agro-processing.
He added that the development of road, rail and aviation infrastructure was a key catalyst to growing the sector.
Ramaphosa said that according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, agriculture accounted for between 60%
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