By Derick Tsimba
The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) is seeking interested investors for partnership in Commercial Agricultural Production on its 2,016 hectares estate located at ARDA Muzarabani Estate, the Harare Post can report.
In a press statement today ARDA said it was seeking partnership to increase production of both food security and export crops under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model.
“ARDA hereby invites interested investment companies and individual investors to partner with it in viable commercial agricultural production on ARDA Muzarabani estate, targeting the production of both food security and export crops under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model or other Governmental of Zimbabwe approved forms of partnerships.
“Potential partners/investors must be adequately capitalised to not only provide working capital support but also capital investment which should include but not limited to:- production of the targeted and agreed crops and livestock, development of the requisite irrigation infrastructure, acquisition of the necessary farm machinery, building of on-farm factories, offices and staff houses, opening up of additional arable land, establishment of value addition facilities on site and establishment of other necessary supporting infrastructure,” said ARDA.
The Harare Post has learnt ARDA Muzarabani estate has a gross area of 2,016 hectares of which 1,800 hectares are arable. It is located in Mashonaland Central Province 202 km from Harare. Commercial farming include cotton, sorghum, horticulture crops, winter maize, winter soya beans and beef pan fattening.
This development has also occurred at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa is rallying the nation towards production to make Zimbabwe the regional agricultural hub again.
Interested investors should contact ARDA Chief Executive Officer in Harare not later than 9th October 2020.
