Home Agriculture

Agriculture

Singapore, a new frontier for Zim’s horticulture producers

Farai Mabeza Zimbabwe’s trade development and promotion body, ZimTrade, says Singapore can become a new haven for the country’s horticulture products. ZimTrade this week presented findings from a recent market scan conducted in the Asian city...

TIMB sees 15% drop in tobacco volume to 220m kgs; 30% sales decentralised

Farai Mabeza HARARE – Zimbabwe expects that 30 percent of all tobacco sales will be done outside Harare after Government gazetted a statutory instrument authorising the setting up of decentralised tobacco auction sites in the...
cold cold cold cold

Zimbabwe braces for another cold spell

Talkmore Gandiwa Zimbabwe is headed for another chilly weekend with the Met Department saying cold and dry south-westerly airflow is expected in the country through the southern province of Matebeleland. According to the Meteorological Service Department...

Tobacco prices 12% firmer in 2021 compared to last year

Staff Writer Tobacco prices during the 2021 marketing season firmed by 12 percent compared to last year with at least 200 tonnes being sold this year. This was revealed by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister...
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa

Mnangagwa To Officially Open New Parliament Building Next Week

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially open the 5th session of the Ninth Parliament on the 23rd of November 2022. This was reviewed by the clerk of Parliament Mr Kennedy Chokuda in a...

Milk production rises 20% in five months to May

Talkmore Gandiwa  HARARE - The Ministry of Agriculture is set to source 200 in-calf heifers in a bid to increase genetics and milk production in the country just after the country recorded an upward trend...
Water Irrigation

Govt launches US$20mln irrigation development fund for smallholder farmers

Talkmore Gandiwa HARARE - Government has today launched a US$20 million small holder farmers irrigation development fund which is aimed at revitalising 18 rural irrigation schemes, key in the country's quest to improve food security. The...
Crocodile skins

Padenga says F20 earnings to be lower due to limited skin sales

HARARE - Padenga Holdings has issued a profit warning saying forthcoming results for the year to December 31, 2020 will have lower earnings than the comparable year ago period. This comes as luxury shopping behaviour,...

FAO seeking US$20m to overcome food insecurity in Zimbabwe

Staff Writer United Nations agency, the Food and Agriculture Organisation is seeking at least US$20 million to assist 630 000 Zimbabwe overcome expected food insecurity in 2021. According to FAO’s latest Humanitarian Support Plan for 2021,...
heifers1

Zimbabwe sees 6% drop in 2020 milk production

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s raw milk production growth is projected to drop to six percent due to the harsh operating environment, it has emerged. Challenges such as high cost of feed to subsidize the low hay...

LATEST NEWS

MUST READ