Ministry of Agriculture (Zimbabwe)

Ministry of Agriculture (Zimbabwe)

Ministry overview
Formed	May 1980 (1980-5)
Jurisdiction	Government of Zimbabwe
Headquarters	Harare
Minister responsible	Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka, Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement
Deputy Ministers responsible	Vangelis Haritatos and Douglas Karoro, Deputy Ministers of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement
Child agencies	Veterinary Technical Services AGRITEX Department of Research and Specialist Services

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) is a government ministry responsible for agriculture in Zimbabwe, including the management of agricultural land use, but not land reform. Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka is the incumbent Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, having been appointed on 14 August 2020. ^[1] Currently, the deputy ministers are Douglas Karoro and Vangelis Haritatos. The ministry is located in Harare.

The ministry oversees:

• Veterinary Technical Services
• AGRITEX
• Department of Research and Specialist Services

State corporations

State corporations under the direction of the Ministry of Agriculture include: ^[2]

• Agricultural Bank of Zimbabwe (AGRIBANK)
• Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB)
• Pig Industry Board (PIB)
• Agricultural Rural Development Authority(ARDA)
• Grain Marketing Board (GMB)
• Tobacco Research Board (TRB)
• Cold Storage Commission (CSC)

Ministers of Agriculture

Minister	Start of term	End of term
Denis Norman	May 1980	July 1985
Moven Mahachi [3]	1985	1988
David Karimanzira	1987/1988	1990
Witness Mangwende	1 January 1991	22 December 1994
Kumbirai Kangai	1994	2000
Joseph Made	2000	2007
Rugare Gumbo	2007	2009
Sylvester Nguni (acting)	2009	2009
Joseph Made	13 February 2009	27 November 2017
Perrance Shiri [4] [5]	30 November 2017	27 July 2020
Anxious Jongwe Masuka [6]	14 August 2020	Incumbent

Deputy Ministers of Agriculture

• Simba Makoni (May 1980 – January 1981) ^[7]
• Jock Kay (22 January 1988 – March/April 1990)
• Sylvester Nguni (c. 2006)
• Seiso Moyo (11 October 2011 – 21 December 2012)
• Paddy Zhanda (10 October 2013 - ?) ^[8]
• Davis Marapira (30 November 2017 - ?) ^[9]
• Douglas Karoro (2018–present) ^[10]
• Vangelis Haritatos (2018–present)

See also

• Ministry of Lands and Land Resettlement

References

1. "New Energy, Agric ministers appointed". The Herald . 15 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
2. MOA, front page
3. "About Moven Mahachi - Pindula, Local Knowledge". www.pindula.co.zw. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
4. "Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa gives key cabinet jobs to military figures". BBC.
5. "Zimbabwe minister Shiri, who helped plot Mugabe ouster, dies at 65". Reuters. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
6. Kay, Cherish (14 August 2020). "Anxious Masuka Appointed New Agriculture Minister". iHarare News. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
7. Denis, Norman (2018). The Odd Man In: Mugabe's White-Hand Man. Weaver Press. pp. xi. ISBN   978-1-77922-335-7.
8. Mugabe, Tendai (11 October 2013). "West ready to enagage Zimbabwe". The Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
9. Dube, Gibbs (1 December 2017). "Mnangagwa Appoints Coup Plotters to Key Ministries in Recycled Mugabe Cabinet". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018.
10. Langa, Veneranda (13 September 2018). "'Appointment came as a huge surprise'". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

External links

• Ministry of Agriculture official site