They're pouring devolution cash into clinics and farms to hit an eight billion dollar economy. Masvingo Province is using these funds to push development, targeting that economic goal by 2030. Key figures like Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira and Permanent Secretary Addmore Pazvakavambwa are driving projects in health, agriculture, and local business. Completed works include new clinics like Murerekwa and Musingarabwi, plus the electrification of Runyararo Clinic in Chiredzi.
Agriculture is a major focus, with irrigation schemes battling drought. The Gororo Irrigation Scheme in Chivi South, drawing from Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, is a flagship project planned to expand to fifty hectares. Chiredzi District has over two hundred Village Business Units in development, with forty-three finished last year, serving as community hubs for gardening and fish farming. Local councils also upgraded equipment, with Masvingo City getting new garbage trucks and Bikita building a revenue-generating conference center.
Officials claim this places the province on track for its Vision 2030 target. The strategy emphasizes building infrastructure like schools and clinics within a five-kilometer radius of communities. Traders at upgraded markets, like the Chitima Fresh Produce Market, report better business conditions. The broader plan shifts the economic base towards agriculture and mining, using devolution to integrate rural areas into the formal economy and reduce poverty.
Agriculture is a major focus, with irrigation schemes battling drought. The Gororo Irrigation Scheme in Chivi South, drawing from Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, is a flagship project planned to expand to fifty hectares. Chiredzi District has over two hundred Village Business Units in development, with forty-three finished last year, serving as community hubs for gardening and fish farming. Local councils also upgraded equipment, with Masvingo City getting new garbage trucks and Bikita building a revenue-generating conference center.
Officials claim this places the province on track for its Vision 2030 target. The strategy emphasizes building infrastructure like schools and clinics within a five-kilometer radius of communities. Traders at upgraded markets, like the Chitima Fresh Produce Market, report better business conditions. The broader plan shifts the economic base towards agriculture and mining, using devolution to integrate rural areas into the formal economy and reduce poverty.
