THE government has committed to expanding its irrigation network and the full adoption of a climate-resilient farming model as part of a national strategy to safeguard food security.Minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka, said the government is targeting to increase the area under irrigation from 175 000 hectares in 2020 to 496 000 hectares by 2030.“Currently,…
Government aims to quadruple irrigated land
Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka