Agriculture

HARARE - Government says it has increased its shareholding in Cottco to 51% which is in tandem with its contribution to the company. Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa told a media briefing that due to continued...

Cathy Buckle Heading north-east on the highway a few days after the easing of the latest COVID-19 lockdown it was a joy to be able to see our beautiful Zimbabwe again. How I had missed...

HARARE - An increase in demand particularly bolstered by the good summer and tobacco seasons, saw CFI Holdings report an 88% increase in revenue in the third quarter to June 30, 2021. Of that revenue,...

Milk production Figures Jan 2025 (1) HARARE (FinX) Zimbabwe’s milk production was up 2.5% in January 2024, reaching 9.76 million litres, up from 9.52 million litres recorded in the same period last year. This growth...

Staff Writer Many Zimbabwean smallholder maize-growing households are likely to experience hunger due to armyworm invasion in the country, a research conducted by CABI has revealed, CABI has led the first study to explore the income...

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...

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,...

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...

HARARE (FinX) - Innscor Africa Limited's agriculture unit, PHI/Agrowth, invested a total of US$10.4 million in the current summer cropping season as part of its objectives to ensure a continuous supply of raw materials...

Staff Writer The District Development Fund has lost approximately 90 percent of its tractor units affecting its vital tillage services to resettled farmers. The DDF’s mandate includes providing and maintaining sustainable rural development infrastructure, resettlement tillage,...