Source: Lenders invited to tap into RBZ’s horticulture facility – herald Edgar Vhera Specialist Writer – Agribusiness THE Horticulture Enterprise Enhancement Project has invited financial institutions to submit expressions of interest to access a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe line of credit for on-lending to eligible players in the agricultural value-chain. Financial institutions should submit their EOI by April 29 this year. HEEP is jointly funded by the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ – US$5,2 million), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD – US$37,1 million) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID – US$15 million). It is an eight-year project targeting to directly benefit 71 000 smallholder farmer households and 50 000 indirectly, by 2031. HEEP is aligned with the Horticulture Recovery and Growth Plan (HRGP), the Agriculture Food Systems and Rural Transformation Strategy 2 (AFSRTS 2) and the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS 2). It is promoting ...