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AfDB staff meet with women smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

Women form backbone of Africa’s economy

Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development takes stock and answers three questions about African women and agriculture and gives us results from the ground in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Sudan ...
The District Development Fund has lost close to 90 percent of its vital equipment and has failed to deliver on it mandate to the rural communities in Zimbabwe

Authorities bemoan rot at DDF

Staff Writer The District Development Fund has lost approximately 90 percent of its tractor units affecting its vital tillage services to resettled farmers. The DDF’s mandate includes providing and maintaining sustainable rural development infrastructure, resettlement tillage,...

Zimbabwe prepares for bumper harvest

Sydney Kawadza Zimbabwe is expected to harvest more than double its grain requirements for the Strategic Grain Reserves with Cabinet announcing an estimated 2.8 million tonnes of maize from the 2020/2021 agricultural season. Zimbabwe requires at...

ZAMCOM delivers PIDACC endorsement letters to AfDB

Talkmore Gandiwa The Zambezi Watercourse Commission has delivered five endorsement letters to Africa Development Bank as part of the requirements needed to unlock funds that are part of a multi-million-dollar fund for the Programme for...

IFC and Nespresso partner to support coffee farmers in Zimbabwe, Uganda

The International Finance Corporation and Nespresso on Thursday announced a new partnership to promote more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive livelihoods for coffee-growing communities in Africa while preserving some of the world's rarest coffee varieties. The...
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Kasukuwere appeals to Sheriff to enforce farm High Court order

Farai Mabeza Former cabinet minister and Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasusukuwere has approached the Sherriff to execute a High Court order recently granted in his favour to evict some war veterans who invaded his Mazowe...
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GMB to pay maize producers $16k after 30% incentive

Tawanda Marwizi Farmers who deliver their maize and other traditional grains will now enjoy the 30 percent incentive after the Grain Marketing Board directed all its depots to start paying the money. Cabinet recently approved the...
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Zimbabwe sees 6% drop in 2020 milk production

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s raw milk production growth is projected to drop to six percent due to the harsh operating environment, it has emerged. Challenges such as high cost of feed to subsidize the low hay...

Government to sideline farmers who have not paid their debts

Chris Mahove  Government says it will review its contract agreements with farmers for this cropping season and will not finance those that have not paid their debts from last season. In a statement,  Minister of Lands,...
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Tobacco land preparations behind schedule

Farai Mabeza Small-scale tobacco farmers are behind schedule in preparing their land for the cropping season with draught power shortages crippling activities although there are high expectations for an increase in hectares of around 10...

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