What Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development is voted in Zimbabwe's budget, and what it goes on
The 2026 estimates, broken into the 9 programmes this vote is spent through.
Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development plans to spend ZiG 26.822 billion across 9 programmes. Agricultural Advisory & Rural Development Services takes the most, 51.1% of it.
Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development, year by year
Zimbabwe, 2023 to 2028, ZiG
Up 271% between 2023 and 2028, from ZiG 10.44 billion to ZiG 38.69 billion.Agricultural Advisory & Rural Development Services is the largest part in 2028, 44 of every 100, followed by Policy and Administration at 22 and Integrated Water & Irrigation Resources Development & Management at 14. Agricultural Advisory & Rural Development Services held 37 of every 100 in 2023. 2027 and 2028 are the Treasury's own projections, not yet voted. 2023 and 2024 are what was actually counted at the year's end.
The 2026 total, part by part
ZiG 26.82 billion across 9 programmes
Agricultural Advisory & Rural Development Services51%
Policy and Administration20%
Integrated Water & Irrigation Resources Development & Management8.9%
Animal Health & Advisory Services6.4%
Crop & Livestock Research & Technology Development3.6%
Out of every ZiG 100 in 2026, ZiG 51 is Agricultural Advisory & Rural Development Services.Policy and Administration is next at 20 of every 100, then Integrated Water & Irrigation Resources Development & Management at 8.9.
Programme
Share
Amount
Agricultural Advisory & Rural Development Services
Agricultural Advisory & RuralZiG 13.695 billion
51.1%
ZiG 13.695 billion
Policy and Administration
Finance and AdministrationZiG 4.449 billion
Ministers' & Permanent Secretary's OfficeZiG 308.428 million
Internal AuditZiG 147.709 million
Human Resources ManagementZiG 132.4 million
Strategic Policy Planning and Business DevelopmentZiG 127.553 million
Information Communication & TechnologyZiG 72.825 million
Legal ServicesZiG 46.334 million
19.7%
ZiG 5.284 billion
Integrated Water & Irrigation Resources Development & Management
Integrated Water Resources ManagementZiG 1.31 billion
Irrigation Development and ManagementZiG 1.077 billion
8.9%
ZiG 2.387 billion
Animal Health & Advisory Services
Control of Animal & Zoonotic Disease & Animal Welfare ProtectionZiG 966.759 million
Tsetse Control & SurveillanceZiG 380.747 million
Vertinary Technical ServicesZiG 370.396 million
6.4%
ZiG 1.718 billion
Crop & Livestock Research & Technology Development
Crop Research, Biodiversity & Variety DevelopmentZiG 359.828 million
Livestock Production ResearchZiG 236.464 million
Regulatory Compliance & Quality AssuranceZiG 175.118 million
Analytical & Advisory ServicesZiG 98.817 million
Plant Health ResearchZiG 83.108 million
3.6%
ZiG 953.335 million
Land, Resettlement and Security of Tenure
Land AcquisitionZiG 435.125 million
Land ResettlementZiG 205.628 million
ValuationZiG 140.026 million
Estate ManagementZiG 130.526 million
3.4%
ZiG 911.305 million
Agricultural Engineering & Farm Infrastructure Development
Agricultural Engineering and Mechnisation ServicesZiG 623.323 million
Soil Conservation ServicesZiG 60.295 million
2.5%
ZiG 683.618 million
Land Survey and Mapping
2.4%
ZiG 643.76 million
Agricultural Education
Teaching & LearningZiG 340.965 million
Quality Assurance & Alignment withZiG 205.097 million
2.0%
ZiG 546.062 million
Questions people ask
What does Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development spend its budget on?
ZiG 26.822 billion in the 2026 estimates, spent through programmes of which the largest are Agricultural Advisory & Rural Development Services, Policy and Administration and Integrated Water & Irrigation Resources Development & Management.
Which programme takes most of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development's budget?
Agricultural Advisory & Rural Development Services, at ZiG 13.695 billion, which is 51.1% of what the ministry plans to spend.