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By Tafadzwa Muranganwa
Smallholder famers in Mutema Irrigation Scheme in Chipinge have expressed disgruntlement over what they dubbed ‘an unholy alliance between Chipinge Rural District Council and banana producer,Matanuska to exploit them through dubious banana contract farming agreements.
Investigations by this publication reveal that the small holder banana farmers entered into a deal with Matanuska a few years back but the farmers found it too exploitative and hence they sought legal services to renegotiate the contract.
“In 2012 we got funding from USAID to support banana farming and we got Matanuska as a technical partner providing marketing and other relevant services.