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,...
Mnangagwa moves Marapira to Agriculture Ministry
By Staff Writer
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has with immediate effect appointed Minister Davis Marapira to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development. Before the transfer, Marapira was the Minister in charge of...
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...
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...
GMB maintains producer prices as it readies for better harvest
HARARE - GMB said it does not generate foreign currency as it announced that it will pay farmers in Zimbabwean dollars for their produce amid fears by farmers that the local currency might depreciate....
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...
“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:...
Gvt turns to private sector to improve Agro-Processing Chain
Nyasha Kunyiswa
Government is turning to the private sector to improve Zimbabwe’s Agro-Processing Chain which has been decimated by a number of challenges include the COVID-19 pandemic.
The initiative seeks to integrate, align policies, strategies, programmes,...
Govt owes millers $120m – GMAZ
Almot Maqolo
HARARE – The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says it is owed more than $120m by government for roller meal subsidy refunds dating back from last December.
This, the association says, was affecting...




















