AreaZimbabwe

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize

Date01/11/2016

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support

DescriptionLaunched a special voluntary programme for contract maize farming – the USD 500 million Command Agriculture programme. It targets farmers with potential to produce over 5 tonnes of maize per hectare, providing support with tillage and production inputs on a cost recovery basis. The aim of the programme is to produce 2 million tonnes of maize on 400 000 ha, in order to increase national food security.