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,...
Zim losing 260 000ha of forests annually – Minister
Edson Mapani
Zimbabwe is losing at least 260 000 hectares of forests annually amid concern from government which has called on for the curtailing of the destruction.
Addressing the 2021 graduation ceremony at the Forest Industry...
Milk production rises 20% in five months to May
Talkmore Gandiwa
HARARE - The Ministry of Agriculture is set to source 200 in-calf heifers in a bid to increase genetics and milk production in the country just after the country recorded an upward trend...
Government wheat scheme propels SeedCo Q3 sales volume
HARARE - ZSE-listed seed producer, SeedCo limited recorded substantial growth in sales volumes during the nine months to December and Q3-23 thanks to government's wheat program which resulted in the group realizing record local...
Backyard to Business: How Hydroponics is Changing Urban Farming in Zimbabwe
By Kovedzayi Takawira
It's early morning in a wooden box office at Vitagrow Urban Farm in a leafy suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. Co-founder and Managing Director Keith Chipudhla (34) and his accountant are busy with...
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...
Government suspends duty on bulk fertiliser imports
Chris Mahove
The government has suspended duty on the importation of certain quantities of fertiliser for the 2021/2021 cropping season.
According to a government gazette published this week, Urea fertiliser, whether or not in aqueous solution...
Cottco expects 27% reduced cotton intake to 85 000t
HARARE – Cottco Holdings says it expects reduced intake in the current season due to the late onset of the rains and the erratic rainfall patterns but payment modalities have been put in place...
GMAZ fails to account for US$27m wheat facility
Almot Maqolo
HARARE – Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) had a torrid time in parliament as it failed to provide concrete evidence on how the US$27 million facility meant for importing wheat and refurbishing...
