Staff Writer
The Government recently reviewed Levies, Licenses, Fees and Permits for the Agriculture Sector as part of broader efforts to reduce the cost of doing business, foster economic growth, and improve the ease of doing business. The review, which started in July 2025, focuses on simplifying regulatory requirements, reducing bureaucratic hurdles, and promoting competitiveness, with specific reviews expected for sub-sectors like livestock, dairy farming, and stock-feed.
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) unpacks what really happened. Review of levies (1)
A total of 96 regulations which affect livestock farming, livestock processing, dairy farming, dairy processing and stockfeed manufacturing were reviewed
34 regulations eliminated (reduced by 100%), with about 20 eliminated after being found to be duplications.
Only 17 regulations remain unchanged after review, with only one regulation seeing an increase in costs after review 1
The rest of the regulations were reviewed downwards by amounts ranging from 13% to 99%.
