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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...

TSL units in good volume growth in F21

TSL Limited increased revenue by 144.57% following improved performance of the agriculture-based units. The group achieved good volume growth across most business units during the period ended 31 October 2021. In a statement accompanying the group’s...
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Zim, China sign trade protocol for citrus exports

Christopher Mahove Zimbabwe and China have finally signed the trade protocol for the export of citrus fruits to China which is expected to see a marked increase in agriculture’s contribution to the export basket. The Director...

Tobacco farmers to get 50% of proceeds in foreign currency

Farai Mabeza Tobacco farmers will get fifty percent of their proceeds in foreign currency, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) announced. In a statement the two organisations said the money...

AfDB approves US$10mln grant for Zim agriculture

Itai Ndongwe HARARE- The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved a US$10.12 million grant from the African Development Fund to support Zimbabwe in boosting sustainable agricultural production and strengthening rural resilience in...
Almost 48 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure with the situation expected to worsen between November this and March 2021

48 million people food insecure – SADC

Sydney Kawadza At least 47.6 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure with rural food insecurity expected to peak between November 2021 and March next year. According to the SADC’s Synthesis Report on the State...
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Treasury to release $500M weekly to pay cotton farmers

Takudzwa Musakasa Treasury will release $500 million, every week to settle outstanding 2021 payments to cotton farmers. Cotton deliveries last year grew to 116,052 tonnes, up from 82,479 tonnes in 2020, contributed by government subsidies...

Download: September Milk Production figures

Download: Milk production Figures Jan-September 2022 (1) Talkmore Gandiwa HARARE – Zimbabwe’s milk production in the nine months to September rose 16.04% to 66.84 million litres from 57.60 million litres recorded in the same period last...
Villagers in Mudzi have hailed a new technological innovation that is expected to help them harvest their harvesting processes

New harvesting technology brings relief for communal farmers

Herzel Mushayabasa and Sharon Chikwanha Villagers in Mudzi district in Mashonaland East province have adopted a new thrashing technology that ensures improved yields while overcoming challenges associated with traditional harvesting procedures. The new threshing methods, using...
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa

Mnangagwa To Officially Open New Parliament Building Next Week

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially open the 5th session of the Ninth Parliament on the 23rd of November 2022. This was reviewed by the clerk of Parliament Mr Kennedy Chokuda in a...

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