Expensive work permits hinder growth in agric

This emerged during Agriculture Sector Human Resource Development (HRD) Plan national stakeholder consultative workshop yesterday, where committee members shared their draft plan. The plan, which is yet to be taken across the country to farmers, outlines some of the challenges such as lack of entrepreneurial skills by farmers and possible solutions like training farmers and farm workers as well as accrediting them

Professor Happy Siphambe said they have identified these problems as main reasons behind the failure of the sector.