Govt launches US$30 mln Horticulture Export Revolving Fund
HARARE - The government has launched the US$30 million Horticulture Export Revolving Fund to spur agricultural growth and increase the value of agricultural output through value addition and beneficiation.
The funds are part of the...
AfDB approves US$34.8m grants for Malawi & Zimbabwe’s climate resilience
The African Development Bank has approved US$34.8 million, (US$34,796,402.40) in grants to enhance resilience and adaptation to climate disaster risks for vulnerable communities in Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Under the bank group’s Africa Disaster Risk Financing...
African countries commit to double agricultural productivity
Davison Kaiyo
HARARE – Seventeen African heads of state signed on to the commitment to boost agricultural production by doubling current productivity levels through the scaling up of agro-technologies. This will include investing in access...
Government suspends duty on bulk fertiliser imports
Chris Mahove
The government has suspended duty on the importation of certain quantities of fertiliser for the 2021/2021 cropping season.
According to a government gazette published this week, Urea fertiliser, whether or not in aqueous solution...
Zim sets US$5bln revenue target for tobacco by 2025
Tadiwa Musiyiwa
Government has approved the Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan aimed at
transforming the tobacco value chain into a US$5 billion industry by 2025 through localisation of tobacco financing, increased production and productivity and exports...
Cottco expects 27% reduced cotton intake to 85 000t
HARARE – Cottco Holdings says it expects reduced intake in the current season due to the late onset of the rains and the erratic rainfall patterns but payment modalities have been put in place...
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...
Zimbabwe Sets Stage for Wheat Export Boom After Record Harvest
Itai Ndongwe
HARARE – Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, and Rural Development, Anxious Masuka, announced that Zimbabwe is actively exploring export markets for its wheat, both regionally and internationally, following a record-breaking harvest that has...
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...
