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CHIREDZI – Zanu PF Masvingo
provincial vice chairperson, Ailes Baloyi has savaged resettled farmers in the
district for just sitting idle on the land without producing anything of value.
provincial vice chairperson, Ailes Baloyi has savaged resettled farmers in the
district for just sitting idle on the land without producing anything of value.
Speaking during the Zanu PF inter-district
meeting at Tshovani Stadium recently, Baloyi said the resettled farmers were a
waste of time as they could not even feed themselves at a time they are
expected to feed the nation.
meeting at Tshovani Stadium recently, Baloyi said the resettled farmers were a
waste of time as they could not even feed themselves at a time they are
expected to feed the nation.
He singled out indigenous sugarcane
farmers resettled on part of formerly Tongaat Hulett estates in Mkwasine, Hippo
Valley and Triangle.
farmers resettled on part of formerly Tongaat Hulett estates in Mkwasine, Hippo
Valley and Triangle.
He described the farmers as lazy
and a big let-down, saying by now, they should be producing enough to make a
meaningful contribution to the economy.
and a big let-down, saying by now, they should be producing enough to make a
meaningful contribution to the economy.
“In Mkwasine, Triangle and Hippo Valley’s new
and old farmers are failing to produce even a single crop. Where did you get
that piece of land? Did you buy it? You just had a privilege to get that land
which someone else could have been given.
and old farmers are failing to produce even a single crop. Where did you get
that piece of land? Did you buy it? You just had a privilege to get that land
which someone else could have been given.
“We need to work hard in our
fields, we are preaching the gospel of production in Masvingo province which
everyone must heed. We are no longer entertaining laziness! Every inch of your
farm should be productive so that we will identify where the problem is,” said
Baloyi.
fields, we are preaching the gospel of production in Masvingo province which
everyone must heed. We are no longer entertaining laziness! Every inch of your
farm should be productive so that we will identify where the problem is,” said
Baloyi.
He said the district had vast
deposits of coal and other resources which could be exploited by other
investors as not everybody could be a farmer.
deposits of coal and other resources which could be exploited by other
investors as not everybody could be a farmer.
“There are vast of coal deposits in Chiredzi
especially in Mutapurwa, Hippo Valley and Gonarezhou. Coal can be turned into
fertilizer and even diesel. We know it’s expensive but that’s the business
opportunity we have,” Baloyi said.
especially in Mutapurwa, Hippo Valley and Gonarezhou. Coal can be turned into
fertilizer and even diesel. We know it’s expensive but that’s the business
opportunity we have,” Baloyi said.
