Zim losing 260 000ha of forests annually – Minister
Edson Mapani
Zimbabwe is losing at least 260 000 hectares of forests annually amid concern from government which has called on for the curtailing of the destruction.
Addressing the 2021 graduation ceremony at the Forest Industry...
Milk production dips slightly m-o-m in September (Download)
Talkmore Gandiwa
HARARE - Milk production declined 1.6% in September to 6.98 million litres from a record 7.09 million the previous month weighed down by mostly by the high cost of feed as most pastures...
Download: January national milk production statistics
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...
Forex woes hamper irrigation development
Farai Mabeza
Government has blamed foreign exchange woes for its failure to develop adequate irrigation infrastructure in the face of consecutive droughts experienced in Zimbabwe.
In the Annual Budget and Economic Review for the 2019 fiscal...
GMAZ fails to account for US$27m wheat facility
Almot Maqolo
HARARE – Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) had a torrid time in parliament as it failed to provide concrete evidence on how the US$27 million facility meant for importing wheat and refurbishing...
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...
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 launches US$20mln irrigation development fund for smallholder farmers
Talkmore Gandiwa
HARARE - Government has today launched a US$20 million small holder farmers irrigation development fund which is aimed at revitalising 18 rural irrigation schemes, key in the country's quest to improve food security.
The...
ARDA set to revive rural irrigation schemes
Chris Mahove
HARARE – The Agriculture and Rural Development Agency {ARDA} is set to revive all the 450 rural irrigation schemes across the country as part of its rebranding exercise.
Early this year, government gave ARDA...

















