Villagers want Govt to resize Gokwe game parks
Tawanda Marwizi
The Simchembu area in Gokwe North is tucked between Chizarira and Chirisa Game Parks.
Situated about 40 kilometers from the popular Gokwe growth point Chitekete, it has 36 wards and harbors a growing population...
TIMB dismantles tobacco buying syndicate at TSF
Itai Ndongwe
HARARE - The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has uncovered and dismantled sophisticated corruption and collusion syndicates operating within the tobacco marketing system in a bold move to safeguard the integrity of...
Enough water for urban centres, but…
Staff Writer
Zimbabwe’s major cities Harare and Bulawayo have a combined 39 months’ supply of water that could ease shortages that have hit the urban centres for years.
Land, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement...
“Ensure adequate funding for irrigation plan”
Sydney Kawadza
Farmers have called on government to deal with several issues affecting agricultural production so that some of its goals, including the Accelerated Irrigation Rehabilitation and Development Plan:...
Govt to approve agriculture joint ventures
Itai Ndongwe
The Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development Ministry has approved the framework for joint venture (JV) agreements, which will allow investors to undertake farming operations with the consent of government.
In a press...
Comesa plans regional Agricultural Commodity Exchange centre
Plans are underway to establish a regional Agricultural Commodity Exchange Centre as part of the implementation of the 2021-2031 strategy for the Alliance for Commodity Trade in East and Southern Africa (ACTESA).
The centre shall...
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...
Govt increases shareholding in Cottco, Silo Foods
HARARE - Government says it has increased its shareholding in Cottco to 51% which is in tandem with its contribution to the company.
Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa told a media briefing that due to continued...
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...
