2.2m families to anchor agriculture production
Reason Razao
Government has expressed satisfaction with preparations for the 2020/2021 summer agricultural season with 2.2 million families being recruited and trained under the ‘Pfumvudza’ programme.
Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare Tuesday afternoon, Information,...
TIMB sees 15% drop in tobacco volume to 220m kgs; 30% sales decentralised
Farai Mabeza
HARARE – Zimbabwe expects that 30 percent of all tobacco sales will be done outside Harare after Government gazetted a statutory instrument authorising the setting up of decentralised tobacco auction sites in the...
TIMB moves to address tobacco payment delays
Farai Mabeza
The Tobacco and Industry Marketing Board has expressed concern at the continued payment delays and reluctance to release farmers from their contracts by various contractors.
In two different memos addressed to the contractors and...
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...
A look into Conservation Agriculture and China’s model
Farai Mabeza
CONSERVATION agriculture is built on three principles – minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover and crop rotation – that are known to reduce erosion, improve soil quality, conserve water, reduce fuel costs and,...
Mnangagwa launches oxygen plant, boost for health, agriculture
MUTARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched an oxygen plant that will have positive impact in various value chains in the health and agriculture sector.
Mnangagwa launched an Air Separation Unit plant with an installed daily...
500 farmers have 99-Year Leases out of the 23 000
Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Dr Anxious Masuka has revealed that 500 farmers out of the 23 000 have received 99-year leases from the government.
He was responding to a question...
FAO boost for horticultural development
Farai Mabeza
THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has availed office equipment and a 4 X 4 vehicle to the Horticulture Development Council (HDC) under the AgriInvest initiative.
AgriInvest is a regional programme to support host...
No love lost between farmers and tobacco contractors
Talkmore Gandiwa
With pale faces carved with visible marks of sorrow, tobacco farmers sit patiently outside one of Zimbabwe’s tobacco auction floors in Harare, the capital city.
In their minds, all they are consumed with are...
Spear Capital to invest in Greenwave Milling
HARARE - Spear Capital has concluded an investment deal with Greenwave Milling, a manufacturer and distributor of quality high-value basic commodities throughout Zimbabwe.
Previously part of the Metro Group, which is already a Spear Capital...

















