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Forex woes hamper irrigation development

Farai Mabeza Government has blamed foreign exchange woes for its failure to develop adequate irrigation infrastructure in the face of consecutive droughts experienced in Zimbabwe. In the Annual Budget and Economic Review for the 2019 fiscal...
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...
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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...
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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,...

Heavy rains weigh down January milk production

Talkmore Gandiwa HARARE - Heavy rains weighed down milk production in January with the figures from the Ministry of Agricultural showing a 2.22% drop to 8.1 million liters from 8.3 million litres recorded in December....
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...

Download: August milk production figures

Milk production Figures Jan-Aug 2024 HARARE - In the first eight months of this year, Zimbabwe produced 75.2 million litres of milk, a 19.3% increase from 63 million litres during the same period last year. Month...
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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...
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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...
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Perrance Shiri dies

Lands, Agriculture and Rural Settlement Minister Perrance Shiri has died. ivera chain 7210 He was 65. Shiri died in the early hours of Wednesday from suspected coronavirus. This also follows reports that his...

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