Zim, UK launch horticulture trade partnership
Farai Mabeza
Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom have launched a trade partnership programme to build the country’s capacity to increase exports of horticultural products to the UK and European Union markets.
The programme, dubbed the United...
Zimbabwe maize yields at 0.57t/ha in 2019/20, faces cereal deficit of 1.16m tonnes
HARARE - The country's maize production is estimated to have risen 17% in the 2019/20 season, but the biggest concern remains the poor yields, which averaged 0.57 tonnes per hectare. According to the Second...
Ariston in mixed nine month performance as revenue grows 69%
Itai Ndongwe
Ariston Holding’s revenue for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2022, grew by 69% in historical terms compared to the prior comparative period, the company reported in its trading update period.
According to the...
TIMB dismantles tobacco buying syndicate at TSF
Itai Ndongwe
HARARE - The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has uncovered and dismantled sophisticated corruption and collusion syndicates operating within the tobacco marketing system in a bold move to safeguard the integrity of...
Mimosa aims to transform rural economy
By Takudzwa Musakasa
In an effort to transform the economic fortunes of the Mtshingwe community, mining giant, Mimosa Platinum Mine is assisting local farmers by providing the Mtshingwe Nursery project with hybrid vegetable and fruit...
Crisis outcomes expected due to erratic rainfall: Fewsnet
Tadiwa Musiyiwa
Crisis outcomes are expected to persist in most typical deficit-producing areas through March due to non-availability of own-produced food stocks, reductions in agricultural labour opportunities and income, and limited access to food and...
Zim national herd declines by 5% due to drought and disease
Farai Mabeza
The national cattle herd decreased by 4.7 % from 5 774 525 in 2018 to 5 489 364 in 2019, according to the First Round Crop and Livestock Assessment Report for the 2019/2020...
Government wheat scheme propels SeedCo Q3 sales volume
HARARE - ZSE-listed seed producer, SeedCo limited recorded substantial growth in sales volumes during the nine months to December and Q3-23 thanks to government's wheat program which resulted in the group realizing record local...
Tobacco deliveries slower than expected: TIMB
Farai Mabeza
Tobacco deliveries are slower than expected because farmers are not happy with the fixed exchange rate of 1:25 under which they are required to surrender 50 percent of their foreign currency earnings, it...
