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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....
Gwayi

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...

Download: Milk Production data for H1 (Jan-June22)

Milk production Figures Jan-June 2022
Irrigation

“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:...
Industry and Commerce Minister Sekai Nzenza

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,...
bags of mealie meal at Renkini

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...

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