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Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy, 2019-2023

País/Territorio
Zimbabwe
Tipo de documento
Fecha
2019
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Recursos minerales
Palabra clave
Desarrollo agrícola Negocios/industria/corporaciones Fortalecimiento de la capacidad Equipos Gobernanza Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes Política/planificación Empleo rural Exploración Procesamiento/manipulación Minería
Área geográphica
Africa, AFRICA FAO, Africa Oriental, Países en Desarrollo Sin Litoral
Resumen

The country's industrial sector is diversified and integrated with the rest of the economy, exhibiting linkages with agriculture, mining, construction and commerce. This Policy is made on the backdrop of the country's economy suffering de-industrialisation as a result of a plethora of challenges which impacted negatively on all productive sectors. The vision of the Policy is to achieve a technologically advanced, competitive and diversified industry by 2030. On the short term, the Policy aims to facilitate and promote the development of sustainable, innovative, inclusive and globally competitive industrial and commercial enterprises for improved consumer welfare and economic growth. The specific policy objectives are to attain: • Manufacturing sector growth rate of at least 2% per annum • Contributing towards attainment of a gross domestic savings rate of at least 30% of GDP; • Manufacturing Value Added growth of 16% per annum; • Merchandise export growth rate of (10)% per annum to orient the manufacturing sector toward exports and generate capital for a high savings rate; and • Increasing the manufacturing sector share of employment to 20% in 2023. The Policy thrust anchors on investment-led and innovation-led industrialization. The guiding principles and core values of the Policy include;• Stable macro-economic environment; • Policy consistency; • Value addition and beneficiation; • The upgrading and modernization of industrial equipment and machinery; • Prioritization of standards and quality infrastructure; • Promoting sustainable industrial development (green industry); • Rural industrialization in line with the devolution agenda; • Strong research and innovation; • Effective cooperation between private sector and government; • Encourage corporate social responsibility; and • Promoting gender and youth mainstreaming in industrialization programmes. The pillars of the Policy include; • Development and Strengthening of Industrial Value Chains; • Agro-Based Industrialization; • Mineral beneficiation; • Export led industrialization; • Commercializing of intellectual property; • Heritage/Natural Advantage based industrialization; • ICT Led Industrialization; • Emerging Industries and Startups; • Backward linkages with SMEs; • Anchor Industries and Industrial Clusters; and • Industrial Parks and Innovation hubs. For the pillar of agro-based industrialization, the major activities will include; • Coordinating to strengthen linkages between agricultural producers and the agro-processing industry; • Using the Local Content Strategy to increase value addition of agricultural produce; • Promoting the utilization of locally produced inputs such seed, fertilizer and agro-chemicals in agriculture; • Encouraging Research and Development targeted at the Agro-processing industry; and • Adopting and using best agricultural practices. To capture the contribution of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Policy provides that efforts will be made to ensure that industrialization programmes and projects provide for the effective participation of MSMEs. Focus will be made on addressing industrialization constraints being faced by MSMEs. The government is to promote a decentralization of industrialization; Provincial and District Authorities will be required to come up with local industrialization and incentive frameworks. The government will promote industrialization through provision of incentives and targeted financing, policy support and business development services for the establishment of micro, small, medium and large scale manufacturing industries in rural areas. The Policy is to be implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce through the Industry Trade and Economic Relations Committee (ITERC). The ITERC, an inter- institutional consultative forum, will draw membership from government economic ministries, parastatals, private sector, academia and civil society.

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