Zimtrade to sign horticulture agreement with Agro-Marketing Trade Authority of Namibia
Almot Maqolo
HARARE – Trade promotional body, Zimtrade says it is in the process of finalising a Memorandum of Understanding with Agro-Marketing Trade Authority of Namibia (AMTA) that will result in improvement of trade in...
Seed Co R & D annual spend on parent seeds currently at US$10m
Talkmore Gandiwa/Pride Mzarabani
Seed Co Limited said it is spending approximately US$10 million annually on research and development work for parent seeds. The company has been investing in new technology as the company introduces drought-tolerant...
Millers pleads with Parly over US$43m debt
Xolisani Ncube
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has pleaded with Parliament to assist its members settle a US$43m owed to wheat suppliers for 2017-2018 period.
In letter penned by Tafadzwa Musarara after his recent...
Zim’s low cereal producing areas to face food deficits – FEWSNET
Sydney Kawadza
Some areas in Zimbabwe are likely to face acute food shortages from October going into the new year despite the country receiving above normal rain during the 2020/2021 agricultural season, the Famine Early...
Zimbabwe maize yields at 0.57t/ha in 2019/20, faces cereal deficit of 1.16m tonnes
HARARE - The country's maize production is estimated to have risen 17% in the 2019/20 season, but the biggest concern remains the poor yields, which averaged 0.57 tonnes per hectare. According to the Second...
Zim sets US$5bln revenue target for tobacco by 2025
Tadiwa Musiyiwa
Government has approved the Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan aimed at
transforming the tobacco value chain into a US$5 billion industry by 2025 through localisation of tobacco financing, increased production and productivity and exports...
TSL says Q2 volumes to be affected by late start to tobacco marketing season
HARARE - TSL says the late start to the tobacco marketing season volumes in the second quarter of all tobacco related businesses are expected to be below prior year although this is expected to...
Locusts threatens Zim, neighbours food security
Farai Mabeza
A possible African Migratory Locust outbreak is threatening food security and livelihoods in Zimbabwe and some of its Southern Africa neighbours, the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
ED responds as land debate rages on
Sydney Kawadza
President Mnangagwa has reiterated that Zimbabwe’s land reform programme, estimated to have benefited 300 000 Zimbabweans, was irreversible, a direct reaction to queries raised by a recent...
Zim to start blueberry exports to China in key breakthrough
HARARE - Zimbabwean blueberries can now be exported to China for the first time, following the signing of a new protocol between the two countries in Beijing.
The Horticultural Development Council (HDC} welcomes the agreement,...
