Zimbabwe targets food security with increased wheat production

STORY: Zimbabwe targets food security with increased wheat production DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:01 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of small scale farmers harvesting and grading wheat 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GEORGE NGWARWI, Farmer 3. various of wheat harvesting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN BASERA, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement 5. various of wheat harvesting 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROCKY MUTENHA, Chief executive officer, Grain Marketing Board 7. various of wheat harvesting STORYLINE: George Ngwarwi, a small-scale farmer from Nyagori Farm in the Chegutu District near Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, is one of many farmers who ventured into wheat farming for the very first time during this year's winter wheat farming season. Although the bulk of Zimbabwe's wheat traditionally has been produced by large-scale commercial farmers, this year the government encouraged more small-scale farmers with irrigation capacit

ZIMBABWE-WHEAT PRODUCTION-FOOD SECURITY

ZIMBABWE-WHEAT PRODUCTION-FOOD SECURITY

(221116) -- CHEGUTU, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker is seen at Grain Marketing Board's Aspindale depot in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nov. 10, 2022. As many African countries face wheat shortages owing to the disruption of supply chains, this year Zimbabwe is projected to produce 380,000 tonnes of wheat against a national consumption estimate of 360,000 tonnes. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zimbabwe targets food security with increased wheat production" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

ZIMBABWE-WHEAT PRODUCTION-FOOD SECURITY

ZIMBABWE-WHEAT PRODUCTION-FOOD SECURITY

(221116) -- CHEGUTU, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People deal with harvested wheat at a farm in Chegutu, west of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Oct. 31, 2022. As many African countries face wheat shortages owing to the disruption of supply chains, this year Zimbabwe is projected to produce 380,000 tonnes of wheat against a national consumption estimate of 360,000 tonnes. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zimbabwe targets food security with increased wheat production" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

ZIMBABWE-WHEAT PRODUCTION-FOOD SECURITY

ZIMBABWE-WHEAT PRODUCTION-FOOD SECURITY

(221116) -- CHEGUTU, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man deals with harvested wheat at a farm in Chegutu, west of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Oct. 31, 2022. As many African countries face wheat shortages owing to the disruption of supply chains, this year Zimbabwe is projected to produce 380,000 tonnes of wheat against a national consumption estimate of 360,000 tonnes. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zimbabwe targets food security with increased wheat production" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

ZIMBABWE-WHEAT PRODUCTION-FOOD SECURITY

ZIMBABWE-WHEAT PRODUCTION-FOOD SECURITY

(221116) -- CHEGUTU, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at Grain Marketing Board's Aspindale depot in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nov. 10, 2022. As many African countries face wheat shortages owing to the disruption of supply chains, this year Zimbabwe is projected to produce 380,000 tonnes of wheat against a national consumption estimate of 360,000 tonnes. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zimbabwe targets food security with increased wheat production" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)