Govt to conclude food distribution exercise to vulnerable this week
Walter Mhlanga
HARARE – Government will this week conclude the food distribution exercise to vulnerable people in all 60 rural districts across the country, the Ministry of Public Service , Labour and Social Welfare spokesperson,...
India extends US$1 million for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Zimbabwe
HARARE – The Indian government has contributed almost US$1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe to help affected populations tackle climate shocks.
The contribution, provided through the India-UN Development Partnership...
Zim, UK launch horticulture trade partnership
Farai Mabeza
Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom have launched a trade partnership programme to build the country’s capacity to increase exports of horticultural products to the UK and European Union markets.
The programme, dubbed the United...
‘Time up’ ED tells MPs
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with MPs to expedite the formulation of laws to guide the 2023 general elections saying time was running up for them.
Steven Mungate
Presenting the State of the Nation Address and...
Zim sets US$5bln revenue target for tobacco by 2025
Tadiwa Musiyiwa
Government has approved the Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan aimed at
transforming the tobacco value chain into a US$5 billion industry by 2025 through localisation of tobacco financing, increased production and productivity and exports...
FAO seeks US$180M for Southern Africa food crisis, calls for shift to agricultural aid
HARARE -
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is seeking to mobilise US$179.6 million to address escalating food insecurity across Southern Africa, with Zimbabwe among the key beneficiary countries, as the...
ProDairy targets production increase at Mafuro as milk output increases 4% in F21
HARARE – Milk processor ProDairy, which is part of the Innscor Africa group says it is targeting an increase in raw milk intake this year, supported by the milk development programme at Mafuro farming...
Govt blames towns councils for segregation of duties
Reason Razao
HARARE - Government is set to drill 5 000 boreholes to address water shortages across the country as it claims that there is segregation of duties by town councils in providing tapped water.
Concerns...
Bee farming, the panacea to Zim’s disappearing wooded savannah
Problem Masau
As the vehicle negotiates across the rugged terrains of Hurungwe District, scores of stumps and fallen trees could be seen in the once densely populated bushes, the situation threatening to worsen each farming...
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...
