The Grain Marketing Board starts paying wheat farmers today for the grain they sold last October. Treasury officials have already sent more than $23 million, and another $5 million was recently released. Farmers need this money to plant winter wheat crops soon. Many growers still wait for their foreign currency portion of payment. Zimbabwe National Farmers Union president Monica Chinamasa told reporters about these payment plans.
Dr Edson Badarai from GMB informed farmers that money should arrive early this week. Several farmers waited since October without full payment for their wheat crops. This delay hurts their ability to prepare fields for new planting. Government officials say they work to speed up these final payments. The treasury paid the local money part on time with rates adjusted for current exchange values rather than delivery date rates.
Dr Edson Badarai from GMB informed farmers that money should arrive early this week. Several farmers waited since October without full payment for their wheat crops. This delay hurts their ability to prepare fields for new planting. Government officials say they work to speed up these final payments. The treasury paid the local money part on time with rates adjusted for current exchange values rather than delivery date rates.
