{"id":72735,"date":"2023-01-18T18:22:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/grain-farmers-owed-us27-million-by-gmb"},"modified":"2023-01-18T20:45:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T18:45:38","slug":"grain-farmers-owed-us27-million-by-gmb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/grain-farmers-owed-us27-million-by-gmb","title":{"rendered":"Grain Farmers Owed US$27 Million By GMB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) owes farmers US$27 million for grain deliveries and has so far paid all farmers the Zimbabwe dollar component of the payments.<\/p>\n<p>This was said by Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Anxious Masuka after a tour of the Bubi-Lupane Irrigation Scheme in Matabeleland North Province last week.<\/p>\n<p>Masuka assured farmers that the government will soon release the foreign currency so that they get their money. He said:<\/p>\n<p>The GMB owes farmers US$27 million. But they have paid all the Zimbabwe dollars.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you have received the Zimbabwe dollars that\u2019s fine. We will be paying the US dollars soon.<\/p>\n<p>The chairperson of the Bubi-Lupane Irrigation Scheme Douglas Khumalo said each farmer at the irrigation scheme is supposed to receive US$370 adding to the $500 000 that has been paid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) owes farmers US$27 million for grain deliveries and has so far paid all farmers the Zimbabwe dollar component of the payments. 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