TIMB ditches unpopular out of Harare auction floors
Reason Razao
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has registered three auction floors in Harare after some registered outside failed to attract farmers and registering sales as low as five percent in the previous season.
The...
Zim, China sign trade protocol for citrus exports
Christopher Mahove
Zimbabwe and China have finally signed the trade protocol for the export of citrus fruits to China which is expected to see a marked increase in agriculture’s contribution to the export basket.
The Director...
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...
Parly Summons Masuka & Mthuli Over Late Wheat Payments
Parliament has summoned Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka and Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube to come up with a ministerial statement over the delay in payment of wheat farmers
Rising on a matter...
Tobacco farmers to get 50% of proceeds in foreign currency
Farai Mabeza
Tobacco farmers will get fifty percent of their proceeds in foreign currency, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) announced.
In a statement the two organisations said the money...
Innscor invests $10.4m in agriculture to boost local food security
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...
Villagers want Govt to resize Gokwe game parks
Tawanda Marwizi
The Simchembu area in Gokwe North is tucked between Chizarira and Chirisa Game Parks.
Situated about 40 kilometers from the popular Gokwe growth point Chitekete, it has 36 wards and harbors a growing population...
CBZ Bank issues US$50m and ZW$500M bonds for agric inputs
HARARE (FinX) - CBZ Bank is seeking to raise US$50 million and ZWL500 million through the issuance of a series of 270-day bond instruments to finance the procurement of farming inputs for maize and...
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...
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...
