The Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development, also known as the Ministry of Agriculture, is a government ministry responsible for agriculture in Zimbabwe, including the management of agricultural land use, but not land reform. Dr Anxious Masuka is the incumbent Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development, having been appointed on 14 August 2020 as Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development. In April 2026, the Ministry was split into two ministries: that of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development, and the Ministry of Lands and Rural Development. Currently, the deputy minister is Davis Marapira. 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:MOA, front page 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 +MinisterStart of termEnd of termDenis NormanMay 1980July 1985Moven Mahachi19851988David Karimanzira1987/19881990Witness Mangwende1 January 199122 December 1994Kumbirai Kangai19942000Joseph Made20002007Rugare Gumbo20072009Sylvester Nguni (acting)20092009Joseph Made13 February 200927 November 2017Perrance Shiri30 November 2017 27 July 2020 Anxious Jongwe Masuka14 August 2020Incumbent
Deputy Ministers of Agriculture
Simba Makoni (May 1980 – January 1981) 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 - ?) Davis Marapira (30 November 2017 - 2018) Douglas Karoro (2018–2 June 2022) Vangelis Haritatos (2018–2026) Davis Marapira (2022-present)
See also Ministry of Lands and Rural Development
References
External links Ministry of Agriculture official site