Table 11: Distribution of Establishments by Majority Share Ownership and Type of Ownership as at 30 June 2014. Type of Majority Share Ownership Ownership Total % F e m al e O w n e d FemaleO w n e d Equally O w n e d Not 4 786 1 284 362 22 653 21.1 Private Limited Company 4 040 729 2 256 1 053 8 078 9.0 Partnership 475 124 1 304 30 1 933 6.4 Cooperatives 603 147 101 17 868 16.9 Total 21 339 5 786 4 945 1 462 33 532 17.3 MaleO w ne d Sole Proprietor 16 221 K n o w n Source: ZIMSTAT, Zimbabwe Women and Men Report, 2016. 10.13 To ensure full participation of women in the agricultural sector, the Government is promoting contract farming, cropping, animal husbandry, agro-dealership, value addition by women farmers. Capacity development is also being carried out. Government facilitated formation of the Women in Agriculture Apex Board to help in coordinating female farmers’ activities and mobilise women to participate in agriculture. The Apex has structures from national level down to the ward levels. Page | 97