...once attractive returns of 'white gold' crop now a distant memory.
One farmer said government’s failure to come up with a competitive pricing regime
supported by favourable agricultural policies had compelled most farmers
in his area to switch to growing other crops like maize.
Cotton production in Zimbabwe declined to an all-time low of 32 000
tonnes in 2016 from 84 000 tonnes in 2015, and 143 000 tonnes in 2014
after a decade-long spell of perceived low prices averaging US$0,30 per
kilogramme.
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