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Peri-urban farmers in Bulawayo are facing high prices for maize seed and fertilizer, pushing them to consider purchasing seed from South Africa. A survey found that a 50 kg bag of seed maize is selling for US$90, and a 50 kg bag of fertilizer is going for US$30. Some vendors are selling fake maize seed, and urban farmers have not yet received the farming inputs promised by the government through its Intwasa/Pfumvudza farming program.
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BULAWAYO peri-urban farmers have decried the exorbitant prices of maize seed and fertilizer. The rains which fall in the city Wednesday have stampeded farmers into buying farming inputs. Due to the economic hardships experiencing many Zimbabweans, urban farming has become a common practice. A survey conducted by NewZimbabwe.com in some farming inputs selling shops revealed that the price of seed maize and fertilizer has gone up sharply. A 50 kg bag of seed maize is going for US$90 while a 50 kg bag of fertilizer is selling for US$30. "I came to town this morning with the intention of buying seed maize, but I cannot afford the prices which the shops are charging. I would rather use untreated seed than fork out US$ 30 for a 10kg bag," Vincent Moyo from Nkulumane high density suburb said Another urban farmer Charity Nkomo noted that it is now cheaper to import the seed from South Africa through Omalayitsha than to buy from local shops. "A 5kg bag in South Africa only cost 150 Rands ...
Source: All Africa
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