Sugarcane farmers in Chiredzi have appealed to investors to consider directing some of their funds to that sector.
This comes after those farmers have ran in short supply of transport and essential machinery like tractors needed to do their land preparation.
Director of Cangrowers Collin Togarepi said at the moment they are facing serious challenges due to depreciaion of machinery.
"We would like to be assisted with haulage trucks and heavy duty farming tractors," said Togarepi who is also a farmer in the area.
"We are also appealing for financial assistance to buy inputs like fertilisers and for the maintenance of the mills. We want to finance the scooping of our supply dams and the conditioning of the our cahnals," he said.
Togarepi said investment with them has less risks as they have collateral security in the form of land.
"We can either choose to hire machinery on a lease basis or arrange with Tonga Hullets who own the saw-mills to deduct some money from our output as they process our sugar," he said.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Seiso Moyo said farmers seeking financial assistance should go to the nearest Agrobank and borrow money.
"Due to the financial challenges the government is facing, it is moving away from offering free assistance," he said.
Chiredzi is one of the key areas well known for sugarcane production in the South-east Lowveld of Zimbabwe.
