The Zimbabwe government is implementing several schemes to revive the cotton sector. These include the Government Support Program through which the government increased cotton production from 28 000 tonne to 144 000 tonne last year. The scheme supported 400 000 farmers, contributing about 90 percent of the output, with the remainder funded by private firms. It now plans to surpass this figure in 2019-2020.

Another scheme is the the Presidential Inputs Scheme that has distributed more than 8 000 tonne of cotton seed to 400 000 farmers across the country since 2015. The scheme is administered by Cottco, who distributes the cotton seeds to vulnerable households. The team is currently moving around cotton growing areas, launching the 2019-2020 inputs distribution, teaching farmers on good agronomic practices as well as discouraging cotton growers from side marketing, arguing it militates against Government efforts of creating a revolving fund that benefits the sector in the long run.

Apart from inputs, government has also indicated willingness to offer competitive prices to farmers to ensure viability.