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...
Zimbabwe sets up irrigation development fund
Davison Kaiyo
The Government has established an irrigation development fund as the country takes measures to ensure food security in light of climate change induced droughts that have ravaged the country for the past few...
Government amends Chilonga Statutory instrument
Davison Kaiyo
HARARE – The government, which has been under fire over displacement of Chilonga community the since the publication of Statutory Instrument (SI) 50 of 2021, has amended the SI as it seeks to...
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,...
Treasury to release $500M weekly to pay cotton farmers
Takudzwa Musakasa
Treasury will release $500 million, every week to settle outstanding 2021 payments to cotton farmers. Cotton deliveries last year grew to 116,052 tonnes, up from 82,479 tonnes in 2020, contributed by government subsidies...
Timber sales generate US$37.5m in 2020
MUTARE - Timber production racked in up to US$37.5 million from both local and export sales in 2020.
Statistics gathered from the Timbers Producers Federation (TPF) indicated that a total of ZWL$1.1 billion (US$13.4m) was...
Dip Tank Shortage Worries Parly
Zimbabwean has only 3000 functional dip tanks a move that exposes the country’s livestock to ticks and other diseases, a parliamentary inquiry has established.
The portfolio committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development...
Mnangagwa launches oxygen plant, boost for health, agriculture
MUTARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched an oxygen plant that will have positive impact in various value chains in the health and agriculture sector.
Mnangagwa launched an Air Separation Unit plant with an installed daily...
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...
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...
