CFI pushing for Vic Foods JM exit as Q3 revenue rises 88%
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,...
OP-ED: A journey across the global South, sharing and exchanging sustainable development solutions
Beth Bechdol
Have you ever wondered how key development solutions between and among countries of the Global South are conceived, exchanged and shared? The answer is: South-South cooperation.
Download: September Milk Production figures
Download: Milk production Figures Jan-September 2022 (1)
Talkmore Gandiwa
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s milk production in the nine months to September rose 16.04% to 66.84 million litres from 57.60 million litres recorded in the same period last...
Comesa plans regional Agricultural Commodity Exchange centre
Plans are underway to establish a regional Agricultural Commodity Exchange Centre as part of the implementation of the 2021-2031 strategy for the Alliance for Commodity Trade in East and Southern Africa (ACTESA).
The centre shall...
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...
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,...
Zimbabwe sets up irrigation development fund
Davison Kaiyo
The Government has established an irrigation development fund as the country takes measures to ensure food security in light of climate change induced droughts that have ravaged the country for the past few...
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,...
Zim farmers shift focus to sesame plant production
Shamiso Ngwena & Cynthia Chitombi
Zimbabwean farmers, struggling with traditional crops such as maize, have shifted focus to the sesame plant targeting at least 100 000 tonnes of the crop during the 2020/2021 agricultural season.
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