The Zimbabwe Wheat Board (ZWB) has appealed to the government to protect them from the high costs of producing wheat. The ZWB is particularly worried about the high costs of electricity and water. The board presented these concerns to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and after the meeting ZWB board chairman Givemore Mesoemvura said:
We found ourselves agreeing that there is a need for each of the value chain players to look at their costs with a view to reducing the cost of production which has made us uncompetitive on the regional and global market…
They (wheat farmers) have challenges from electricity tariffs, water tariffs and even the technical knowhow and this is where they require capacity building. This is where we are going to be working with them to ensure that their capacity is enhanced and also the cost of electricity and water, at the least the tariffs, come down those are the major costs
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