AGRICULTURAL EXPENDITURE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN ZIMBABWE (1980-2005)

This paper seeks to test the general notion that agriculture is the backbone of the Zimbabwean economy. In this respect, the study will look at the effects of central government’s expenditure towards the agricultural sector and the subsequent effect of this on economic activities. Zimbabwe, like many other world countries, has supported the agricultural sector given its positive forward and backward linkages with other economic sectors. When...