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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 82319, member: 636"] That farm sector number just doubled in five years. Official figures show agriculture grew to a ten-point-three billion dollar industry. This beats the old target by over two billion despite a major drought. The President credited government policies and the private sector's drive for the jump. The new goal is even more aggressive under a fresh strategy. They aim to hit nearly sixteen billion dollars by the year 2030. The plan focuses on making farming resistant to climate shocks. The idea is moving from just food security to full food sovereignty. A huge part of this involves changing land ownership rules. The government started handing out actual title deeds to farmers last year. This gives them private ownership and bankable rights to their land. Tens of thousands of farmers could eventually get these deeds. The process uses modern tech to speed up land surveys. Private sector help is being brought in to make it work faster. The broader vision is transforming the entire agro-based economy. The country wants to be an industrial hub for food and bio products. Growth is expected across crops, livestock, and fisheries. The strategy emphasizes better nutrition and community livelihoods. Officials say a whole-of-government approach is needed. Their common motto about building the nation guides the effort. All this ties into the national goal of reaching upper-middle-income status. The agriculture boom is seen as the foundation for that entire economic shift. The historic land reform program itself is called irreversible. [/QUOTE]

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