Assignment of Functions (Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development) Notice, 2026

The President has assigned to the Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development the administration of 39 Acts, plus functions conferred on that Minister by other laws, except where assigned to another Minister.

The list covers farm finance and marketing (Agricultural Finance, Agricultural Marketing Authority, Grain Marketing, Fruit Marketing, Farmers Licensing and Levy, Warehouse Receipt), livestock and animal health (Animal Health, Brands, Dairy, Pig Industry, Registration of Pedigree Farm Livestock, Stock Trespass, Veterinary Surgeons), crops and pests (Seeds, Plant Breeders Rights, Plant Pests and Diseases, Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies, Locust Control, Quelea Control), tobacco (Tobacco Industry and Marketing, Tobacco Research) and water (Water Act, Zimbabwe National Water Authority Act), among others.

Three are shared: the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority Act with the Minister of Lands and Rural Development, the Produce Export Act with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the Zambezi River Authority Act with the Minister of Energy and Power Development.

The notice repeals the assignments to the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Development in S.I. 203 of 2023 and S.I. 96 of 2026.